Rugby League Thuggery

The thin veneer of civilization turned transparent at Coffs Harbour on the weekend when Bulldog players pack-raped a local woman.

She left the Plantation with one player in the early hours and they went back to the Bulldogs’ accommodation at the Novotel Pacific Bay resort. But she has told police that after they had been at the resort, six to eight of the Bulldogs players took her to the lower pool area. Here, she alleges, six of the players sexually assaulted her. The victim, who is still so distraught that she has yet to fully complete her statement, says the assault was anal, oral and vaginal. Hotel staff heard her screams for help and she was helped to the reception area and then put in a cloakroom for privacy.

No wonder I turned to Union and it’ll be no wonder that more parents will keep their boys away from Rugby League.

The woman says she can name one of the perpetrators. The police incident report says: “There was medical evidence to support the victim’s claims in the medical examination. There were numerous people to speak to. Several statements have been obtained from staff at the resort which support both the victim’s claims and the version supplied by players.”

Anyone know enough about the Bulldogs to guess who the bastards might be? Kick ’em out of the NRL. Stop the rot now – this is unaceptable off-field behaviour.