England prop Marler out of Australia test with COVID
Nov 9 (Reuters) - England prop Joe Marler has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Saturday's autumn international series test against Australia, the team said in a statement on Tuesday.
Marler, 31, returned a positive lateral flow test on Monday and the result was confirmed through a PCR test on Tuesday. He will be required to isolate for 10 days.
"All of the England players and staff have undergone additional lateral flow testing -- all of which returned negative results. Additional PCR testing has also taken place and (we) are awaiting results," the team added.
Marler came off the bench in England's 69-3 thrashing of Tonga https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-union-eng-ton-idUKKBN2HR0FQ at Twickenham last Saturday. (Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
