The French government have moved to bar inward travel for all unvaccinated visitors, seemingly on the back of the farce in Australia with Novak Djokovic adding on a particular clarification that no exemptions will be made for sportspeople competing in France.
Super League, quite obviously, will have two French clubs in the upcoming season. Wakefield chairman Michael Carter - a man, incidentally, for who we have a huge amount of time - was quoted on the BBC yesterday saying he has six members of his first team squad unvaccinated. While he was his usual eloquent self in saying he isn't going to force anyone to get jabbed and that the risk of not playing games may sway some of his current refuseniks, his larger concern that should the rules change mid-season that other sides will be able to send full-strength sides while Wakefield - at Toulouse first up - may well not.
While we have a certain, small amount of sympathy with his predicament, there is a simple solution.
Players: Get. Jabbed.
It's really not a problem. It's a tiny jab, you may feel a bit crappy for a couple of days, tops, but then you're fine. You're big brave boys who treat pain and injury as an occupational hazard and you won't have a vaccination? Give over. You've already had plenty of vaccinations in your life, so don't give us anything about a blanket apprehension to them. And don't come the 'don't know what's in it' lark given all the supplements you're on - and potentially worse. Also, if you've ever had a pie at Featherstone, then that's something you don't know what it contains. Get over yourself, stop listening to Stuart Fielden who has clearly had too many bangs on the head, and get jabbed. Or make yourself unavailable for one-sixth of your club's away games in 2022. While risking your own health and that of your club-mates, club staff and everyone you come into contact with.
Get. Jabbed.
