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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby League

    Newcastle's Mitchell Barnett free to play in NRL play-offs after investigation into alleged racism

    Newcastle's Mitchell Barnett is free to play in the NRL play-offs as he and the Gold Coast's Tyrone Peachey prepare to enter conciliation, after an investigation into alleged racism was closed without a resolution

    - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

    Peachey had accused Barnett of a racial slur during their match at the weekend, which Barnett denies.

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