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Brisbane Broncos Players Will Not Face Charges

11:42AM Jess McGuire | Back in September, the clean cut world of rugby league was scandalised when a woman claimed she’d been sexually assaulted by three Broncos players at a nightclub. It’s not often we hear of sporting stars drinking excessively and treating women appallingly, so the nation was understandably shocked. Brisbane Broncos supporters can breathe easy once more – although the players involved in the nightclub incident brought the club into disrepute in the eyes of club officials, police will not be charging them. The Brisbane Broncos have fined players Karmichael Hunt, Darius Boyd and Sam Thaiday for bringing the club into disrepute. Police today cleared the three rugby league players over sexual assault and drug allegations. And just how large was this fine? Big enough to deter other players from misbehaving? More »

The Brisbane Broncos Players Under Investigation For Sexual Assault Have Been Named

9:34AM Jess McGuire | Following on from revelations yesterday that three Brisbane Broncos players were under investigation by police after a woman claimed she’d been assaulted by the trio at a Fortitude Valley nightclub on Saturday night, the men at the centre of the scandal have been named. Broncos and Queensland State of Origin stars Karmichael Hunt, Darius Boyd and Sam Thaiday were allegedly named by a 24-year-old woman in a sexual assault complaint made to police on Saturday night. Details of the alleged incident are after the jump (and make me feel a little bit sicky, to be honest). More »