Cowboys star stood down over alleged incident

Cowboys prima Luciano Leilua volition miss the upcoming Rugby League World Cup aft being stood down by the NRL pursuing an alleged home unit incidental successful Sydney.

NSW Police were called to a location connected Alexandra Crescent, Harrington Park, aft reports of an alleged home unit incident astir 1pm connected Monday.

Leilua was charged with communal battle (domestic unit related) and intentionally oregon recklessly destroying/damaging spot pursuing the alleged incident.

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The NRL released a connection connected Thursday evening stating that Leilua, who was acceptable to correspond Samoa astatine the World Cup, had been subjected to the league's 'No-Fault Stand Down' rules.

Luciano Leilua (C) volition miss the Rugby League World Cup nether the NRL's 'No-Fault Stand Down' laws (Getty)

"The NRL has advised the North Queensland Cowboys that Luciano Leilua is taxable to a No-Fault Stand Down information nether the NRL Rules," the connection read.

"The determination should successful nary mode beryllium interpreted arsenic a presumption connected the innocence oregon guilt of the player.

"The discretionary No-Fault Stand Down information has been applied successful this lawsuit arsenic the transgression charges impact allegations that the subordinate has acted violently successful narration to a female.

"Under the condition, the subordinate is not permitted to enactment arsenic a subordinate successful the NRL contention oregon immoderate typical competitions. The No-Fault Stand Down information is recognised by the Rugby League World Cup."

Leilua made 11 appearances astatine the NRL level for the Cowboys successful 2022 successful his archetypal play astatine the nine (Getty)

The NRL's determination was besides acknowledged by the Cowboys successful a connection connected Thursday.

"The NRL person contiguous invoked their no-fault basal down argumentation for North Queensland Cowboys subordinate Luciano Leilua," the connection read.

"Accordingly, Leilua volition present beryllium stood down from each nine duties.

"The Cowboys volition proceed to supply enactment to each parties progressive and volition await the completion of the tribunal process earlier making immoderate further comment."

The Rugby League World Cup gets underway successful England connected October 15, with Samoa successful Group A alongside the big nation, France and Greece.

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