{"id":206750,"date":"2022-03-28T01:17:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T01:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=206750"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:59:38","slug":"nrl-makes-call-on-burgess-playing-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=206750","title":{"rendered":"NRL makes call on Burgess playing future"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Burgess<\/a> will be free to continue playing for the St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>, despite his ongoing criminal case.<\/p>\n

Burgess was last week charged by police<\/a> with "sexually touching another person without consent" and will face court next month.<\/p>\n

While he was originally named in the extended squad<\/a> for the Dragons in their loss to Cronulla, he did not end up playing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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"The NRL has advised the St George Illawarra Dragons that player George Burgess will be permitted to continue playing in the NRL premiership while subject to criminal proceedings," a statement from the governing body read.<\/p>\n

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The no-fault stand-down policy, giving the NRL discretionary power to stand a player down who is facing serious criminal charges, was introduced in March 2019.<\/p>\n

It will not be used in this case.<\/p>\n

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"So as not to prejudice Burgess' criminal proceedings case, the NRL will await the outcome of that case before taking any action for possible breaches of NRL rules," the NRL said.<\/p>\n

"The decision in no way forms a judgement on the allegations against Burgess which are serious and the NRL reserves the right to impose a no-fault stand-down in the future."<\/p>\n

Burgess, 29, returned to the NRL with the Dragons this season after leaving the NRL in 2020 to join English Super League side Wigan.<\/p>\n

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