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NRL says it has rlset up an integrity unitrl to assist with the investigations.

Just a brief warning to be careful not to suggest any names or identifiable figures at this stage, please.

New NRL CEO Dave Smith revealed information supplied by the ACC affected more than one NRL player and more than one NRL club.

The surface is being scratched at last.

Oh dear not good at all! This could have massive implications for any sport involved.

Wonder what William Eve makes of all this!

Quick tell all our English players to come home we don't want them mixed up in it do we

Could be huge. In a world cup year aswell.

Hey, look on the brightside, may mean all these Aussies suddenly want to come to SL...

Looking very bad for AFL and Essendon. No direct claims against NRL clubs yet but time will tell.

Puts all those last gasp victories from the ockers into context though doesn't it...

Hasn't damaged cycling- raised its profile if anything

That's an intriguingly vague report - if they have specific evidence and allegations to make against individuals and clubs, I wonder why the need for such a mysterious statement?

The drugs in Australia are far superior to any drugs we can produce here, ours are second rate

Yes it has. It might have brought it to the attention of people who would otherwise pay it no mind but there are sponsors dropping out all over the place, including those some who had been associated with the sport for decades. Rabobank, a Dutch bank, had just signed a new contract to sponsor their team which they themselves set up years ago. They are going to fulfill the contract, but the team is now called Blanco and Rabobank are effectively paying top dollar to no longer be associated with it.

The governing body has been at civil war with itself for over a decade now as they cover up, hide, and face the truth in different measures and at different times.

rlThis guy'srl trial has just started in Spain. They're not doing him for doping because it wasn't illegal in Spain. That's also why he doesn't have to name the tennis players, soccer players, swimmers and athletes that he also had on his books. They're actually doing him for "experimental medicine".

Names were passed on to governing bodies, including FIFA, and nothing has been done by any of them. FIFA don't even sign up to the WADA anti-doping controls.

Everyone's got their head in the sand pointing the finger at the same old sports up to their same old tricks. Scandals a-plenty on the horizon. Tennis next I bet, but soccer is still to come.

Quoted for truth. I blame the sun.

That's just what I thought.

Would it prejudice any ASADA or WADA investigations? I'm unsure who is responsible for this kind of thing down under.