The National Rugby League's planned return to competition on May 28 after a two-month shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic is being upstaged by at least one player who refuses to get a seasonal flu vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGold Coast Titans forward Bryce Cartwright has refused to get the annual flu shot and said it would be “coercion” if he was forced to. Later Thursday, in a complicated decision, the Australian Rugby League Commission revised a vaccination waiver clause to allow NRL players to play if they refuse to be vaccinated. “I won’t be bullied into making decisions that could impact my health and the health of my family,” he said on social media. The NRL plans a 20-round season in a revised schedule with the grand final to be played on Oct. 25.

Source: Fox News May 07, 2020 08:37 UTC