19 Mar 2020

Sport: Manuma Samoa rugby team in self-isolation

From , 5:00 am on 19 March 2020

The Manuma Samoa rugby team have gone into self-isolation in Auckland after returning from their Rapid Rugby season opener in Perth.

The squad, which is primarily made up of Samoan-based players, left New Zealand on Thursday and returned to the country on Monday, a day after the competition was suspended indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Travel restrictions introduced by the New Zealand government require the team to self-quarantine for 14 days in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Manumā Samoa squad to debut in the 2020 Global Rapid Rugby season.

Manumā Samoa squad to debut in the 2020 Global Rapid Rugby season. Photo: RNZ / Talei Anderson