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BREAKING: Penrith’s four-try debut sensation stood down after hosting 10 people at party
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Penrith's Charlie Staines.Source: News Corp Australia
Penrith teenager Charlie Staines, who scored four tries in his debut NRL game on Saturday, has been stood down after breaching the coronavirus protocols.
The Panthers announced on Monday the 19-year-old hosted 10 people at his residence on Saturday night, hours after his sensational debut against Cronulla.
“The visitors included his parents, his sister, the parents of his partner and four friends,” the statement read.
“Current NRL biosecurity protocols stipulate players can host up to ten visitors at their place of residence each day however those visitors must attend in groups of no more than five.”
Staines then also had to go to hospital at 2.30am as he suffered lockjaw, which the club says he has battled previously.
Earlier, Canterbury has been forced to stand down young centre Jake Averillo amid a coronavirus scare.
The rookie Bulldog has been caught up in a COVID outbreak which centres around the Crossroads Hotel in western Sydney.
He told the club his family had dinner at the pub on July 3. On Monday, health officials revealed 13 new coronavirus cases in Sydney can be traced back to the hotel, and hundreds more people are being tested.
Averillo will need to get tested and in the meantime he’s been stood down and will not be allowed to enter the Bulldogs’ bubble until July 19 at the earliest.
It comes only a few weeks after Canterbury forward Aiden Tolman was forced to get tested and self-isolate after a teacher at his child’s school tested positive for the virus.
On Sunday, Eels debutant
Stefano Utoikamanu accidentally breached protocols when he hugged and socialised with members of the crowd after Parramatta beat Newcastle.
The Eels are also waiting to receive results of tests from those crowd members before the figure out how to handle the young prop.
