Tigers' Roberts sidelined after COVID fear
James Roberts has become the latest NRL player to miss a match for COVID reasons after the Wests Tigers centre discovered he'd visited an exposure site.
It was revealed on Saturday that Roberts did not fly to Brisbane with the rest of the Tigers team on Wednesday and will miss their clash with Brisbane.
It's understood the 28-year-old came into contact with a known case while shopping last week and did not breach the NRL's bubble.
He has since returned a negative test, but still has to wait another four days to be released from his COVID hold to rejoin the squad.
But he is now at the mercy of the Queensland government, who are yet to allow families and other players into the state on the second load of flights.
South Sydney star Benji Marshall was forced to miss Sunday's game against Canterbury after he was unable to enter the state on Saturday as planned.
