Seven Australian clubs fined for salary cap breaches

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Seven clubs in Australia's top-flight National Rugby League have been slapped with fines for breaching salary cap provisions in an echo of the 2010 scandal that saw Melbourne Storm stripped of two championships. The clubs were fined a total of A$503,407 (305,729 pounds) after the league completed an audit of the 2012 season, the NRL said in a statement on its website on Friday (www.nrl.com). The Sydney-based Cronulla Sharks were the hardest hit with a A$150,000 fine, with the other affected clubs in the 16-team league fined between $4,700 and $144,393. ...
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