# Rugby: Players of Brisbane team, the Reds, will be excused from Sunday’s Super Rugby Pacific match against the Crusaders in New Zealand should they decide to rather return home as a cyclone threatens Australia’s east coast. The team has already landed in Christchurch. Coach Les Kiss says they will do their utmost to help players get home if they want to, with flights already full. Tropical cylone Alfred is expected to reach land as a category two storm on Friday, with heavy rain and potentially life-threatening flash flooding.
Rugby: Reds players allowed to miss Crusaders clash because of tropical cyclone