- A former NRL star has pleaded guilty to multiple domestic violence charges
- The footy player starred for the Brisbane Broncos and Cronulla Sharks
A former NRL player has pleaded guilty to multiple domestic violence charges.
Brett Seymour, 40, appeared in Toowoomba District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to three charges of assault occasioning bodily harm, one charge of common assault and another charge of breach of a protection order.
The former footy star, who hails from Mackay in Queensland, enjoyed a 13-year career in rugby league both in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Seymour would begin his footy journey in 2002, joining the Brisbane Broncos.
He’d make 62 appearances for the club as a halfback before moving on to play for Cronulla Sharks and the New Zealand Warriors, before moving to the United Kingdom to play for Hull and Castleford.
He’d hang up his boots in 2015, after spells with Whitehaven and Dewsbury and would also step into coaching after retiring.
Former rugby league star Brett Seymour has pleaded guilty to multiple domestic violence charges
Seymour played for the Brisbane Broncos and Cronulla Sharks back in the naughties
He would go on to retire in 2015, after the footy star had moved to the United Kingdom to play for Castleford and Hull
Toowoomba police had charged the former footy star two years ago with four counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
However, a new set of charges were presented to the court by Crown Prosecutor Abby Kong.
Ms Kong had told the court that the crown was no longer proceeding with the previous charge sheet. It came after counsel for Seymour had said he would contest those previous charges back in 2024.
Seymour pleaded guilty to the new charges presented.
The case was adjourned and Seymour is set to return to court on June 20.
His counsel said the case was not ready to move to sentencing.
Seymour will remain on bail.
