{"id":805852,"date":"2026-10-17T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805852\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T19:30:11","slug":"nrl-star-in-line-for-major-suspension-and-potential-sacking-after-positive-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/805852\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL star in line for major suspension and potential sacking after positive drug test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Australian Test winger Josh Addo-Carr could be set for a major suspension from the NRL after failing a drug test.<\/p>\n

Addo-Carr has been alleged to have tested positive for cocaine at a random roadside test back in September in Newton, Sydney.<\/p>\n

A positive test would mark the second time that the winger has been caught with drugs in his system, having also failed in September 2024.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old is currently in limbo as he awaits the \u201cformal notification of his B-test sample,\u201d per Australian news outlet ZeroTackle.<\/p>\n

No penalty has yet been handed out by either his club, the Parramatta Eels, or the NRL itself, as they too await the full results.<\/p>\n

Should the \u2018B-test\u2019 come back positive, Addo-Carr will be forced to miss three months of action, 12 matches, but that would only come into effect if he still has a contract for next season.<\/p>\n

As it stands, he is still on Parramatta\u2019s books for 2027, but as we have seen in previous off-field disciplinary cases, the club could release him from his contract early.<\/p>\n

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The 10-time Australian international is currently in a rehab facility, where he has been since learning the results of a positive drug test.<\/p>\n

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