Panthers prima Apisai Koroisau is the taxable of a probe from the NRL for a COVID-19 breach aft allegations that helium snuck a pistillate into the NSW Blues' bubble during the recently-concluded State of Origin series.
New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) was unaware of the incidental until Thursday, but instantly reported it to the NRL aft being notified.
"As soon arsenic we were made alert of the allegations, we instantly referred them to the NRL," NSWRL brag Dave Trodden told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"The NRL are investigating astatine the moment. We are providing immoderate co-operation is required to the NRL truthful that they tin satisfactorily implicit their investigations."
According to 9News Sydney's Danny Weidler, Penrith was besides made alert of the impending probe into Koroisau's actions by the NRL "late" connected Thursday.
Koroisau is alleged to person snuck a pistillate into the Blues' biosecure bubble connected 2 abstracted occasions, with the 2nd coming connected the time of Game Two connected June 27.
The 28-year-old was the 18th antheral for Brad Fittler's broadside successful the opening 2 matches of the bid earlier making his State of Origin debut successful the 20-18 Origin III nonaccomplishment connected the Gold Coast, wherever helium scored a try.
The probe into Koroisau volition beryllium of peculiar involvement to Queensland's State of Origin camp, aft Maroons subordinate Jai Arrow was suspended for a akin incident.
Arrow was deed with a two-match prohibition arsenic good arsenic a $35,000 good for bringing a pistillate into Queensland's hotel, the Sheraton Grand Mirage.
Along with the NRL's sanctions, Queensland Rugby League has besides weighed up its ain acceptable of sanctions for the Souths star, including the imaginable of being banned from adjacent year's State of Origin series.
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