South Sydney Rabbitohs player in trouble with NRL[NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE]
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The NRL officials has punished South Sydney Rabbitohs fullback Latrell Mitchell for breaching rules.
The matter arose earlier this week when a picture of Mitchell was trending via online where he was captured with an alleged white powder on a table.
It seems like the image was taken in Dubbo where Mitchell was recently attending a training session with juniors in western New South Wales.
There is no concrete evidence that shows if the player has used the substance or that the star was part of the group that were in behavioural wrongdoing but the image alone was enough for Mitchell to be hit with a breach notice by the NRL.
On a Thursday afternoon the National Rugby League have announced that player will be investigated and that player has five days to respond from the incident.
NRL wrote “The National Rugby League (NRL) today issued South Sydney Rabbitohs player Latrell Mitchell with a Breach Notice alleging a breach of the NRL Code of Conduct following an NRL Integrity Unit investigation.
“The particulars of the Breach Notice are that Mitchell featured in imagery, which emerged publicly on 12 August 2024, which depicted him acting in a manner which has brought the game into disrepute.
“Mitchell has 5 business days to respond to the Breach Notice.”
Under a new rules that were agreed and signed by NRL it stated that: NRL does not issue penalties or sanctions for players over off-field incidents until after five days period in which a player may respond.
The Rabbitohs are not yet responded to the matter and have not taken any further steps towards the player after breach notice.
At this point, it’s unclear which punishment will be for Mitchell who is currently nursing foot injury and might not play again this season as he continues his recovery.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
