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Another cut-out had the face ex-German leader Adolf Hitler at the Manly v Cantebury match at Central Coast Stadium.[COURTESY]

On 29^th May, Rugby fans in Australia were thrilled to learn of a scheme by the National Rugby League (NRL) to bring them closer to live-action, as the world tries to battle the novel coronavirus pandemic, which brought top sporting events around the globe to a halt.

Slowly, with the easing of lockdown measures by governments, sporting federations hastened plans to get team back to action. One common measure, however, cut across all sporting events – “Should active sport continue, it should be done so Behind Closed Doors”.