The NRL has made a giant leap forward after gaining clearance by the state government.

What initially seemed like a rushed decision, its Project Apollo committee has confirmed the competition will be back on May 28 as its chairman, Wayne Pearce, confirmed the news

“What we achieved today was a lot more clarity around the medical process and what those protocols are,” Pearce said via NRL.com.

“We clarified that May 28 is a definite and also confirmed that May 4 is the resumption date for training.

The former Balmain Tigers star also stated that results from the opening rounds will count.

“What was also confirmed that the competition points that had been earned in the first two rounds will carry over to the extended competition.”

Pearce also confirmed that teams outside of NSW will have to relocate, though the situation surrounding the New Zealand Warriors has yet to be settled.

“We are working with the government authorities to get them over here and get them through a quarantine period and have them ready with the other teams for the start of the competition.

“We’re working through all those details, we haven’t finalised that yet.”