Langer, Broncos staff placed in COVID-19 hold after attending 'private function'
Allan Langer and two other Broncos staff have been stood down after attending the Caxton Hotel last weekend.
The Herald can reveal the Broncos legend, who has been a key part of Brisbane staff since he retired, and two other Brisbane staff members attended the Caxton Hotel to celebrate Langer's birthday after the club's 36-26 loss to Cronulla.
"Three Broncos staff members will undergo COVID-19 testing after attending a private function in Brisbane," a Broncos statement read.
"The club became aware of the matter today involving football staff Allan Langer, Ryan Whitely and Blake Duncan and contacted the NRL immediately.
"As a precation, those staff have been plaeced on COVID holds and will undergo testing before returning to the Project Apollo bubble.
"To adhere to best practice, the staff members won't travel for tonight's game in Sydney against the Rabbitohs."
All three staff members will now be forced into self-isolation for seven days before linking back up with the Brisbane squad.
NRL and Broncos sources have told the Herald the private function was upstairs at the Caxton for Langer's birthday, away from the rest of the general public.
At the time, the Queensland teams were operating under looser biosecurity protocol than their Sydney counterparts.
The COVID-19 hold has only been set at seven days as the trio have shown no symptoms and the rate of community transmission is next to nil in Queensland.
The news comes just 24 hours after both Souths coach Wayne Bennett and Dragons prop Paul Vaughan were placed in COVID-19 holds after breaching the code's biosecurity protocols by attending a restaurant and cafe respectively.
More to come.