Code Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\nLeniu reportedly tore into the individual after he denied his friends access to a reserved area for friends and family of the players.<\/p>\n
The group is believed to have been denied entry because they lacked the required accreditation, provoking a response from Leniu.<\/p>\n
The NRL\u2019s Integrity Unit is investigating the incident and could impose further sanctions on the four-time premiership winner.<\/p>\n
Leniu accepted a two-game ban following the semi-final, which means his Parramatta Eels debut will have to wait until at least game three.<\/p>\n
However, if he is found guilty of abusing an official he will likely be forced to wait even longer to make his Eels debut.<\/p>\n
Leniu will be unavailable for the club\u2019s trip to Las Vegas to face the Titans in round one, with chief executive Mike Rush sharing his frustration that pre-season matches will not count towards the suspension.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the club\u2019s point of view, it\u2019s a little frustrating to see that, because the World Cup is in Australia, we can\u2019t use the trial games,\u201d Rush said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhereas, had the World Cup been in England, he\u2019d be free to play in round one.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels a little unfair on both the player and the club that the location of the World Cup dictates how you can serve your suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leniu also hit out at World Cup organisers, claiming they \u201cused our people\u201d to promote games.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s be honest, our little nations carried this WC. Yet we are paid 850 a game to the Aussies 30\/40k for the tournament,\u201d Leniu wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no secret that they\u2019ve used our people to sell games. Look no further than Samoa vs Tonga.<\/p>\n
![\"Spencer](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6f195ec9fa946e908d5376640230e926.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n
\u201cArguably the most hyped up and anticipated game of the tournament. They make it a triple header because Our people turn up in numbers, fill the stadiums and create an atmosphere filled with pride and passion.\u201d<\/p>\n
He hinted Pacific nations should be better compensated, referencing plans to hold 2030 World Cup games in Utah and Hawaii to tap into the Pacific Island population there.<\/p>\n
\u201cUs Polynesians\/Kiwi boys will always put their hands up to represent their nations,\u201d Leniu said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in our blood. It\u2019s our pride, our culture. But that passion shouldn\u2019t be an excuse to overlook what we contribute and what we deserve.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaking the next WC to the US, specifically Utah and Hawaii, where there is a big Polynesian community shows the importance of our people in growing our game. So I believe if they are going to use that as a tool to generate money, our little nations should be compensated fairly for it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf that means putting head on the chopping block, then so be it. This is bigger than me! Big love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Originally published as NRL launch second investigation into Spencer Leniu amid fresh allegations from World Cup clash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NRL star Spencer Leniu is subject to a new investigation, days after he was banned for two matches…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":964400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[517019,439469,418228,531779,318573,531804,446628,531775,379201,379096,391752,531791,531793,380326,531802,398087,453461,498287,394367,449296,435361,531814,394471,511006,531805,64,63,531803,1018,215804,531786,531817,8849,1208,3931,2582,440300,12927,78205,531778,1862,531788,1852,29253,531809,531794,531813,531795,444085,531806,531819,1202,2623,420973,531777,20764,187,761,762,158,387446,531776,531798,27697,382133,447712,380373,531815,320413,531790,176579,1917,17594,495186,531800,531782,53725,70462,5993,531799,531783,417696,49459,85,4031,26605,400557,531808,531792,382205,215379,377453,377510,531787,74713,422255,380885,377724,406057,439054,117951,531811,531797,531796,531818,388317,531781,466972,396184,531784,379966,39937,359749,531801,204813,72503,401881,531810,406557,531785,55647,390398,531780,531789,26847,531816,531807,531812],"class_list":["post-964399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-s-integrity-unit","tag-s-point","tag-s-trip","tag-2030-world-cup-games","tag-318573","tag-a-big-polynesian-community","tag-a-controversial-act","tag-a-controversial-gesture","tag-a-game","tag-a-little","tag-a-message","tag-a-money-gesture","tag-a-new-investigation","tag-a-referee","tag-a-reserved-area","tag-a-response","tag-a-tool","tag-a-triple-header","tag-a-two-game-ban","tag-an-atmosphere","tag-an-excuse","tag-an-nrl-official","tag-an-nrl-star","tag-an-official","tag-another-probe","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-leniu","tag-big","tag-blow","tag-both-the-player","tag-chief-executive-mike-rush","tag-days","tag-england","tag-entry","tag-family","tag-fresh-allegations","tag-fresh-details","tag-friends-and-family","tag-further-sanctions","tag-game","tag-game-three-however","tag-games","tag-head","tag-his-eels-debut-leniu","tag-his-fingers","tag-his-former-panthers","tag-his-friends-access","tag-his-frustration","tag-his-parramatta-eels-debut","tag-hot-water-playing","tag-instagram","tag-las-vegas","tag-leniu","tag-leniu-the-nrl","tag-light","tag-money","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-nrl-giants","tag-nrl-launch","tag-nrl-star-spencer-leniu","tag-numbers","tag-our-blood","tag-our-culture","tag-our-game","tag-our-little-nations","tag-our-people","tag-our-pride","tag-pacific-nations","tag-plans","tag-pre-season","tag-pride-and-passion","tag-ref-adam-gee-an-investigation","tag-report-code-sports-leniu","tag-round-one","tag-rush","tag-samoa","tag-samoa-vs-tonga-spencer-leniu","tag-second-investigation","tag-sin","tag-spencer-leniu","tag-sports","tag-star","tag-suspension","tag-that-passion","tag-the-aussies-30-40k","tag-the-chopping-block","tag-the-club","tag-the-end","tag-the-field","tag-the-first-half","tag-the-four-time-premiership-winner-leniu","tag-the-game","tag-the-gun","tag-the-importance","tag-the-incident","tag-the-individual","tag-the-location","tag-the-most","tag-the-next-wc","tag-the-pacific-island-population","tag-the-players-the-group","tag-the-required-accreditation","tag-the-rugby-league-world-cup","tag-the-rugby-league-world-cup-semi-final","tag-the-semi-final","tag-the-sheds","tag-the-stadiums","tag-the-suspension","tag-the-titans","tag-the-tournament","tag-the-trial-games","tag-the-us","tag-the-world-cup","tag-their-hands","tag-their-nations","tag-this-moment","tag-this-wc","tag-trouble","tag-two-matches","tag-us-polynesians-kiwi-boys","tag-utah-and-hawaii","tag-view","tag-world-cup-clash","tag-world-cup-organisers","tag-your-suspension"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=964399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/964400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=964399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=964399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=964399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}