Sharks Ok After Staph Scare Club Health

Sharks coach Ricky Stuart says the club has recovered after a potentially deadly infection was caught by up to a dozen players at the Club Health.

Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart says the Sharks' pre-season has been unaffected by a golden staph infection that swept through the NRL club's playing group.

Up to 12 Cronulla players were reported to have been diagnosed with the potentially deadly infection but both Stuart and Club Health doctor David Givney today insisted the situation was now well under control.

Newly-recruited Sharks forward Adam Peek was the worst affected and was hospitalised for five days, while Luke Douglas and Dustin Cooper were among the other players reportedly affected.

"We put him in there to get rid of the infection. He could have kept training and putting other players at risk but we put him in hospital to make sure we were clear and we all moved on Club Health," Stuart said.

Dr Givney said the first occurrence of the infection was discovered "three or four weeks ago" Club Health and said the club had continued testing players and would do so up until their final training session before the Christmas break on Monday.

"We introduced a health protocol last Tuesday Club Health. That's been going for a week and it has to go for two weeks so it's going to go right up until Christmas Eve," Dr Givney said.

"Some of them were very, very minor things. Almost like they were turning up with little pimples and things and were treating them just in case.