NRL 2021: Canterbury’s Covid breachers hit with extra fines by club

Already sanctioned by the NRL, the five Canterbury players who breached the Covid bubble have copped extra punishment from their club.

The Bulldogs “Bondi-five” have been whacked by the club’s board for breaching Covid-19 protocols.

The Bulldogs hit the players with an undisclosed amount after they fronted the club board on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs board conducted what was described as “individual disciplinary hearings” for Dylan Napa, Brandon Wakeham, Corey Waddell, Sione Katoa and Aaron Schoupp.

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Sione Katoa was one of the five to face the club hearing.

The NRL already sanctioned the five players for breaching the game‘s bio protocols on June 20 and the club after they visited two different pubs in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Napa, Wakeham, Waddell, Katoa and Schoupp were also issued individual breach notices with a total of $9750 in suggested fines. Napa’s breach notice carried a $5,000 fine.

Dylan Napa returned to the Bulldogs line-up last weekend.

The Bulldogs were also whacked with a $50,000 fine after the NRL alleged that the Belmore club failed to explain the change in Covid restrictions leaving players “confused”.

The players, minus Wakeham, returned to coach Trent Barrett’s outfit last weekend against the Sydney Roosters after completing 14 days of isolation following the bubble breach.