After a four month investigation by Sam Sydney, the legend of South Sydney Rabbitohs, additional bomb claims were made The Australian Newspaper.
The NRL vowed to investigate the allegations in due course when Burgess stepped down while struggling to clear his name.
Burgess attorney Mark O’Brien vigorously denied the allegations, which included allegations of violence and substance abuse.
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“The allegations are false and represent an unjustifiable defamation of my client,” O’Brien told the newspaper.
“It is evident that the sources of the false allegations are those who are currently arguing with my client about various issues.”
Friday night, The Australian made more allegations regarding the 2018 sexting scandal.
The scandal erupted shortly before the Rabbitohs 12-4’s tentative final defeat by the Roosters when a woman alleged she was exposed to inappropriate images in a video chat from one of Burgess’ social media accounts with other Souths players .
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The woman emailed the club about the incident saying she felt hurt. Some of the players exposed themselves to her, but Burgess was released after an investigation by the club.
The Australian Report alleges that Burgess and Billy Smith, who reportedly had a connection with the women at the center of the scandal, were embroiled in a heated exchange. Burgess reportedly accused Smith of exposing the sexting scandal.
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The weekend Australian quoted Roosters sources claiming that “Burgess blew Smith up with an explosive tirade in the tunnel after the Roosters game on September 5th.”
It was also alleged that the Burgess “sat outside Smith’s house for an hour” when he tried to confront him on the belief that he was behind “exposing the sexting scandal.”
The report also detailed how Burgess admitted to his estranged wife that he was having an affair in Melbourne while captaining England at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
The Daily Telegraph published a series of WhatsApp messages between Burgess and a woman between October 2017 and May 2018, which gave details of meetings in hotels in Melbourne.
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