NRL fines former Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess $30,000 over historical incidents

Former South Sydney Rabbitohs star Sam Burgess has been fined $30,000 and suspended for 12 weeks as a club official after an NRL integrity unit investigation.

The penalty is the result of multiple incidents during his time as a player and official, including taking illicit drugs in 2018, threatening another rugby league player in the same year, and driving with drugs in his system in 2021.

The Rabbitohs were also fined $20,000 for not immediately reporting an allegation made by a member of the public to the integrity unit.

Burgess stood himself down from club duties in October 2020, with his stand-down counted as time served.

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