SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's top flight National Rugby League (NRL) has been plunged into scandal on the eve of its season-opener, with two Canterbury Bulldogs players stood down after taking two "young females" back to their hotel rooms on a pre-season tour.
The NRL's integrity unit has issued "show cause" notices to Canterbury players Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera, which compel them to respond to allegations that they breached the competition's code of conduct, club officials said on Wednesday.
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