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Photograph: Darren England/AAP A pub lunch attended by 10 Brisbane players … NRL: Up to 10 Brisbane Broncos players are facing police investigation and hefty fines for their roles in a COVID-19 bubble infringement. The players fined for contravening the league's Covid-19 restrictions include regular first-graders David Fifita, Kotoni Staggs, Corey Oates, Corey Paix and Jake Turpin. NRL issues fines to Broncos for pub visit The Canberra Times 06:52 18-Aug-20. It's the latest in a string of Covid-19 related breaches by the Broncos including Tevita Pangai Jnr's visit to a barber shop which was subsequently attended by police amid suspected outlaw motorcycle gang links. Former Brisbane player and current assistant coach Allan Langer was among three staff members to be fined and stood down after attending a private function at the Caxton Hotel.In total, 10 players have been fined by the NRL for breaching biosecurity protocols. While Pangai Jnr wasn't accused of anything illegal, he has since been stood down indefinitely by the NRL and fined $30,000 (NZ$33,112). For example, Brent Tate has played a career total of 229 first-grade games but of those, 114 were at the Broncos. Brisbane Broncos are reportedly set to make the shock decision to sack forward Tevita Pangai Jr after he breached the NRL's strict biosecurity protocols. A group of 10 unnamed Broncos players lunched at a pub with the understanding they were not breaking protocols. Brisbane's pub lunch earlier this month has turned out to be very costly with the NRL issuing the Broncos and 10 players fines for breaching biosecurity protocols. The Brisbane Broncos are anxiously awaiting the results of a police probe amid allegations several players drank alcohol and played the poker machines at a Brisbane pub earlier this month.In a statement on Wednesday the Broncos acknowledged a group of players gathered at the Everton Park Hotel on Saturday, August 1.The Broncos played the Cronulla Sharks at Suncorp Stadium the previous night after completing a 14-day lockdown following their return from Sydney after playing Wests Tigers in Round 10.Under the NRL’s biosecurity protocols at the time, players were allowed to visit restaurants and cafes but not pubs, RSLs, Leagues Clubs, Bowls Clubs or Surf Clubs.In their statement, the Broncos referred to the gathering as a ‘lunch’.“The players were of the understanding that lunch at the hotel was permissible under the more-relaxed restrictions which they were under at the time,” the Broncos statement read.“The club has been working closely with the NRL and provided a range of information as requested, and is awaiting a determination. Tevita Pangai Jr is in the Broncos’ bad books. Players are listed in the order of their debut game with the club. "It is our view that this breach involved a significant failure of the club to properly administer the league's biosecurity protocols," NRL acting chief executive Andrew Abdo said. Appearances: Brisbane Broncos games only, not a total of their career games. In a statement, the NRL said while the Broncos players were permitted to dine at restaurants and cafes they were not permitted to sit in pubs and gaming areas at the time of the breaches. The Broncos have been fined $75,000 (NZ$82,785) and each of the 10 players fined five per cent of their salary, totalling $65,000 (NZ$71,747), after the group attended a lunch at the Everton Park Hotel on August 1. Three development players were also among the group and will have a portion of their fines suspended. The Brisbane Broncos are anxiously awaiting the results of a police probe amid allegations several players drank alcohol and played the poker machines at a Brisbane pub earlier this month. Brisbane Broncos, 10 players fined a total of $140,000 by NRL for pub visit ABC Online 07:07 18-Aug-20. Players that debuted in the same game are added by jersey number. "Queensland Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski on Wednesday confirmed a ‘further investigation into potential breaches of the COVID requirements by members of the Broncos is currently underway’.There are also suggestions some players signed into the venue under fake names.If the Broncos are found to have breached the NRL’s strict COVID-19 protocols, which were agreed to in conjunction with the Queensland government, the penalties meeted out to the besieged club are expected to be severe.“I guess if they’re found to have broken protocol we don’t have any excuses, we’ve just got to own it and then deal with the consequences,” Broncos legend and board member Darren Lockyer told The latest controversy to engulf the struggling club follows the NRL’s decision to fine There are reports the Broncos will sack the star prop in the coming days.Meanwhile, Allan Langer and two fellow Broncos staff members were this week each fined $5,000 and placed on a 14-day ‘COVID Hold’ after Coach Anthony Seibold must also complete a 14-day quarantine period after he briefly left the Broncos’ bubble to attend to a family emergency following Friday’s loss to the Rabbitohs in Sydney.https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/e1/a/brisbane-broncos_1ernqq0p7xgcc12uthfsx11fn9.jpg?t=-710151215&w=500&quality=80

NRL team announcement: Round 15 v Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons - Official Site 07:06 18-Aug-20. Seibold’s management and the Broncos … Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold will address his players on Wednesday morning for the final time after deciding to step down from the role.