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Australia wants to host Rugby Championship in quarantine ‘bubble’

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Rugby Australia is discussing with its Sanzaar partners and the Australian government plans for a Covid-19-free "hub" to host the four-nation Rugby Championship.

Rugby Australia’s interim chief executive, Rob Clarke, said the organisation is in talks about allowing New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina's teams to enter the country and be based in a "quarantine hub".

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