Fresh claim made amid Radley pub fight saga

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Rugby League World Cup organisers are wiping their hands of the bust-up involving England hard seed Victor Radley and Ireland firebrand James Bentley.

But the NRL remains determined to get to the bottommost of the incidental that occurred astatine an aged English pub, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

In different twist to the story, The Sydney Morning Herald says the Rugby Football League is privately telling radical that Radley didn't headbutt Bentley and alternatively acted successful defence, punching him aft helium was headbutted by the Super League inferior forward.

The archetypal communicative was that Radley headbutted a drunk Bentley successful defence of England manager Shaun Wane.

Regardless, International Rugby League president Troy Grant distanced himself from the substance connected the ground that England's World Cup run had ended earlier the altercation took place.

"There's nary disciplinary enactment disposable to america successful the circumstances, nor are we looking to proceed with immoderate investigation," Grant told 9News.

"The substance is successful the hands of the different authorities."

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that NRL main enforcement Andrew Abdo and NRL caput of integrity Jason King emailed World Cup bosses for a breakdown of the events adjacent the England squad edifice successful the municipality of Worsley.

New Zealand fullback Joseph Manu, a teammate of Radley astatine the Roosters, backed the pugnacious lock.

"He's a passionate guy, truthful if something's not being done close oregon someone's crossing the line, I deliberation he's decidedly going to basal up for his mate oregon idiosyncratic helium truly likes," Manu said.

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