The St George Illawarra Dragons have terminated the contract of Dane Nielsen effective immediately for breaches of his obligations under his NRL Contract.

Nielsen was involved in an incident in a public premise at Cronulla on Sunday, March 22 and had been stood down from all Club activities since this time, while receiving counselling support from the Club.

“This is an unfortunate circumstance for both Dane and the Club and the decision has followed a thorough investigation undertaken by the Club and the NRL Integrity Unit as well as a Hearing before the Board of the St George Illawarra Dragons,” said Dragons CEO Peter Doust.

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