NRL reaffirms commitment to play on as AFL suspends competition

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The NRL has reaffirmed its commitment on Sunday to continue playing the Telstra Premiership season for the time being.

An NRL spokesman said it was the ARL Commission's intention to proceed with the competition until there is advice from government to shut down matches.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan on Sunday announced their competition would be suspended until at least the end of May due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

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