The Sydney Roosters have officially stood down their club captain Mitchell Peace, after footage emerged of him simulating a sex act with a dog during a drunken Australia Day night out.
“The club wishes to advise that Mitchell Pearce has been stood down from training commitments until the club concludes its internal investigation,” the press realease reads.
“The club continues to work closely with the NRL Integrity Unit and will be making no further comment at this time.”
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Pearce was filmed by a fellow party-goer with his shirt off, trying to kiss a woman who spurned his advances, before he picked up the host’s Maltese terrier and performed the lewd act.
The host is then seen taking the dog from Pearce, saying, “No. No, no, off limits.
“I wanna f*** a dog, I don’t even care anymore,” Pearce responds.
“I care. You’ve peed on my couch, you’ve peed on yourself,” the host replies. “Get the f*** out.”
Pearce is the son of rugby league legend and NRL Commissioner Wayne Pearce.