NRL meet Sport Integrity Australia chief in search of answers to Bronson Xerri drugs case
ARLC chairman Peter V’landys walked away “much happier” after a meeting with Sports Integrity Australia to discuss the drawn-out Bronson Xerri case.
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ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has described as “positive” a meeting with Sports Integrity Australia to discuss the drawn-out Bronson Xerri case.
Fed-up with the protracted timeline of the teenager’s doping allegation, which remains unresolved after eight months, V’landys and acting NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo met with SIA CEO David Sharpe on Tuesday.
Abdo called the meeting with Sharpe to seek clarity on why the case was still ongoing after Xerri had received his B sample in June.
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Cronulla’s rising star first tested positive to a cocktail of banned substances in November, but he wasn’t provisionally suspended by the NRL until May.
“It’s frustrating for us as much as it is for fans,’’ Abdo told The Sunday Telegraph last week.
“It’s sub-optimal and we’ll be raising that with them.’’
However, V’landys said he walked away from the meeting with Sharpe in a better frame of mind, and believing Xerri was being given every opportunity to follow due process and the case would hopefully be resolved soon.
“I was impressed with David and respect the position he is in,” V’landys said. “He gave us some positive feedback and we certainly walked away much happier.’’
The Sharks continue to pay Xerri’s $250,000 salary despite his provisional suspension.
V’landys said it would be in the hands of the commission to determine whether Cronulla was eligible for salary cap dispensation.