James Segeyaro is expected to attract interest from NRL clubs seeking an experienced hooker after being given permission to commence training with a new team from April 3 ahead of a return from his 20-month doping ban.
Segeyaro, who has made 164 appearances for the Cowboys, Panthers, Sharks and Broncos and played five Tests for Papua New Guinea, is banned until June 2 for a breach of the NRL’s anti-doping policy in 2019 but he has been cleared to resume training with an NRL club in less than three weeks.
The availability of the former rep star is likely to be welcomed by clubs struggling for depth in the No.9 jersey following a changing of the guard in the hooking ranks and the impact of new rules aimed at speeding up the game.
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Dragons star Corey Norman has been fined $10,000 and suspended for one match following his involvement in a Cronulla street fight earlier this year.
Norman previously claimed that he became involved in the fight after former NRL player and friend James Segayaro was racially abused. The pair also claimed that there was the threat of a knife being produced.
The 30-year-old playmaker had written to the NRL and even met with CEO Andrew Abdo after receiving a provisional breach notice before the league today concluded their investigation.
However, Norman s punishment today was halved from the breach notice he initially received, which was originally a $20,000 fine and a two-match suspension.