Nathan Cleary hit with fresh breach notice

NRL give Nathan Cleary five working days to respond to amended breach notice for TikTok videos.

Penrith Panthers NRL star Nathan Cleary dancing in a video breaching coronavirus-related social distancing rules

Nathan Cleary has been hit with a further breach notice by the NRL after videos emerged of him dancing with women in his home on Anzac Day.

An NRL statement released on Friday night confirmed Clearly had a case to answer.

“The NRL has served Penrith player Nathan Clearly with an amended breach notice after additional information surfaced about a matter at his home which it is alleged has brought the game into disrepute,” the statement read.

“Cleary has five working days to respond before any penalty is finalised.”

While the breach notice did not specify an updated penalty, it is expected Cleary will be punished in addition to the $4000 fine he was originally slugged.

Cleary has a further $6000 suspended fine plus a one game suspended ban hanging over his head for flouting social distancing rules last Saturday.

Cleary was reinterviewed by the NRL’s integrity unit on Thursday after it was uncovered he had danced in multiple TikTok videos. Cleary had claimed the women came into his home unannounced and spent 10 minutes with him as they waited for an Uber. A photograph emerged of the group with Cleary telling the NRL he was unaware of the image. Cleary was not fined by police as he was at his home but the five women were slugged $1000.

NSW teammates Josh Addo-Carr and Latrell Mitchell were fined $20,000 by the NRL and given a one match suspended ban.

The Daily Telegraph