CRONULLA chairman Damian Keogh has been forced to stand down from his role at the Sharks.
The Daily Telegraph understands Keogh handed in his resignation this morning over an incident on Friday night.
Police have charged Keogh for possessing a prohibited drug after he was found with a bag of white powder at a Woolloomooloo venue last night.
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Keogh was searched by police at the Bourke St licensed premises about 7.50pm when officers found a small plastic resealable bag of a substance believed to be cocaine.
He was charged with possessing a prohibited drug and issued with a future court attendance notice to appear at Downing Centre Local Court in June.
The Sharks issued a statement confirming Keogh had stepped aside in his role to allow him to address the allegations, “given the challenging personal nature of this matter, Damian is not currently available for comment.”
The NRL integrity unit has been informed.
NRL CEO Todd Greenberg confirmed knowledge of the incident.
“We are aware of an incident which involves the Sharks Chairman. We
are awaiting further details from the Sharks about what has occurred,” Greenberg said
When contacted this morning, Keogh declined to comment for legal reasons.
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Shaun Kenny-Dowall of the Roosters was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning.Keogh is the second high-profile individual in the NRL to be arrested for alleged possession of cocaine in the last 48 hours, following on from Sydney Rooster Shaun Kenny-Dowall’s arrest in the early hours of Friday morning.
Police confirmed they were called to search the 29-year-old at the George St club at about 1am this morning.
According to a police spokeswoman, Kenny-Dowall was allegedly caught in possession of .046 grams of cocaine when the 29-year-old was searched by officers at the Ivy Bar nightclub at 1am on Friday.
Kenny-Dowall is alleged to have been handed a field court attendance notice for possession of a prohibited drug.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/cronulla-sharks-chairman-damian-keogh-forced-to-stand-down-over-drug-arrest/news-story/6f7195ddd1cc6d5bc5387caa6ac87496
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LOL The chairman
good scoop Davo, i saw it, you got that mail quick.
Apparently 2 NZ kiwis were caught snorting after the test last night, one being jesse Bromwitch
What chance do the players have when the Chairman sets the example.
Management and administration should be drug tested as well as the players. Before I retired I worked in the Rail industry and when the drug tests are on, everyone is up for testing.
John, exactly with your first sentence and the reason I replied to Brett's post by saying what leadership from the NRL.
LOLL Sloppery
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