Courts and Trials

Canberra Raiders' Curtis Scott charged with assault after alleged nightclub fight

August 6, 2021 Selby Stewart

Raiders centre Curtis Scott is charged by police with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. ...

'Made a mistake': NRL star avoids conviction after unauthorised use of firearm

March 5, 2021 Kerrin Thomas

Melbourne Storm winger, Josh Addo-Carr, avoids conviction being recorded after admitting to unauthorised use...

Ex-Rabbitohs captain Sam Burgess found guilty of intimidation after argument about his children

February 5, 2021 Jamie McKinnell

A magistrate found Sam Burgess’s ex-father-in-law Mitchell Hooke was an “impressive, believable and consistent”...

Sam Burgess tells court he and his ex-father-in-law 'failed' his children during heated row

January 22, 2021 Rani Hayman

Sam Burgess tells a court the “system” in place to protect his two children...

Sam Burgess's father-in-law denies threatening to 'destroy' former NRL star during heated row, court hears

November 16, 2020 Jamie McKinnell

Mitchell Hooke tells a court he rang a lawyer and a PR firm after...

'I'm a 19yo girl, I'm allowed to dance': De Belin's defence probes dancefloor gesture

November 6, 2020 Kelly Fuller

The defence in the rape trial of St George Illawarra players Jack de Belin...

Triple-0 operator failed to ask key questions after catastrophic tackle on young dad, coroner finds

October 30, 2020 Hannah Ross And Bruce MacKenzie

An inquest into the 2016 death of rugby league player Grant Cook has found...

NRL fines Raiders player Curtis Scott after charges dropped

September 19, 2020 NRL Breaking News

Canberra’s Curtis Scott can avoid paying the $15,000 fine recommended by the NRL if...

Footage of Curtis Scott being tasered shown to court as all charges against him dismissed

September 10, 2020 Jamie McKinnell And James Carmody

Police body-cam footage shows the Canberra rugby league player being arrested, sprayed with capsicum...

Melbourne Storm's Josh Addo-Carr pleads guilty to firearms charge after lockdown camping

September 1, 2020 Kerrin Thomas

Josh Addo-Carr has pleaded guilty to a firearms charge stemming from an April camping...

Ex-NRL star Jarrod Mullen sentenced over drug charge

February 26, 2020 Timothy Fernandez

Former Newcastle Knights star Jarrod Mullen is sentenced to 300 hours of community service...

NRL player Tyrone May sentenced to community service over sex tapes

January 30, 2020 Jamie McKinnell

A judge questions whether Penrith Panthers player Tyrone May showed remorse as she hands...

Rugby league player avoids jail for on-field attack after court finds victim provoked him with a punch and racial slur

December 16, 2019 Dom Vukovic

A Fijian rugby league player, who was sentenced to jail for punching his opponent...

Captain-coach appeals sentence for on-field assault that broke victim's jaw

August 26, 2019 Amelia Bernasconi

A rugby league player is handed a jail term for a “ferocious” on-field assault...

A scandal every 22 days: NRL's 'Summer of Hell' invoked in response to de Belin appeal

July 30, 2019 NRL Breaking News

The ARLC has suggested that Jack de Belin needs a “reality check” as it...

Jarryd Hayne says rape allegations have taken a toll on his family

July 25, 2019 Giselle Wakatama

The former rugby league star pleads not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual...

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne to stand trial for aggravated sexual assault

July 3, 2019 Carly Cook

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne is committed to stand trial on charges of...

Jack de Belin hit with more charges over alleged Wollongong rape

May 29, 2019 Kelly Fuller

St George Illawarra Dragons player Jack de Belin is facing two additional charges over...

Former NRL player Ben Barba pinned partner by throat, hit her in head with shoe, court hears

May 28, 2019 Melissa Maddison

Disgraced NRL star Ben Barba is sentenced to community service, after pleading guilty to...

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Courts and Trials

Canberra Raiders' Curtis Scott charged with assault after alleged nightclub fight

'Made a mistake': NRL star avoids conviction after unauthorised use of firearm

Ex-Rabbitohs captain Sam Burgess found guilty of intimidation after argument about his children

Sam Burgess tells court he and his ex-father-in-law 'failed' his children during heated row

Sam Burgess's father-in-law denies threatening to 'destroy' former NRL star during heated row, court hears

'I'm a 19yo girl, I'm allowed to dance': De Belin's defence probes dancefloor gesture

Triple-0 operator failed to ask key questions after catastrophic tackle on young dad, coroner finds

NRL fines Raiders player Curtis Scott after charges dropped

Footage of Curtis Scott being tasered shown to court as all charges against him dismissed

Melbourne Storm's Josh Addo-Carr pleads guilty to firearms charge after lockdown camping

Ex-NRL star Jarrod Mullen sentenced over drug charge

NRL player Tyrone May sentenced to community service over sex tapes

Rugby league player avoids jail for on-field attack after court finds victim provoked him with a punch and racial slur

Captain-coach appeals sentence for on-field assault that broke victim's jaw

A scandal every 22 days: NRL's 'Summer of Hell' invoked in response to de Belin appeal

Jarryd Hayne says rape allegations have taken a toll on his family

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