“Going forward they are happy to play as long as the competition is running. The boys are pretty happy to stay. We will do everything we have to do to honour our agreement with the NRL. “I think we just do it. It’s like going on a six-week rugby league tour to England. “I was having a yarn with them last night, telling them it could be worse. You could be in Italy stuck in an apartment. “They are in a resort here, they’re training, they’re happy. “They had two go home, one just had a baby and one’s expecting one, but the rest of them are happy to stay. It’s good for their character.”

Robinson is the sole owner of the Warriors after his firm, Autex Industries, struck a deal to buy Carlaw Heritage Trust’s 67 per cent stake in the club last year. He said he was buoyed by the support the Warriors had been shown by the NRL and other clubs who were willing to loan players to help them field a team if required. The Warriors will stay in Australia in order for the NRL competition to keep going. Credit:AAP “We kept about six or seven young NSW Cup boys here and (the NRL) said we can put them in our roster,” Robinson said. “We might have about 26 or 27 here, that should get us through for a little while. If anyone gets injured, we can send them straight back. “The Broncos have given us access to their feeder clubs and a few other clubs said the Warriors can use their players.

“There have been some Queensland clubs that have offered players if some players want to go (home). They will help us out, which I think is fair. “It’s not going to do much for our team, but at least we’ll still be competitive and be in the competition.” Robinson said he was hopeful that the 14-day isolation period could soon be relaxed or that the NRL could provide coronavirus testing for his players as they left New Zealand or arrived in Australia. “You are going to have to rotate people if it keeps going,” he said. “If we have to stay next week after this game and it carries on, we’ll have to send five or six players from New Zealand, quarantine them for two weeks and (use them) once they come out of quarantine.

“We might have to do rotations with the quarantine weeks as part of it if the NRL is footing the bill for it. “We might have to stick them in a separate part of the hotel for two weeks and then bang. “If we can get these guys tested before they leave New Zealand or have a testing facility here straight away, we can prove they haven’t got the virus and they can come straight out, they don’t have to do their two weeks. “That’s how we could do it.” The coronavirus has proven a huge obstacle for the Warriors, but Robinson said Autex would stick strong with the club.