- Agents were Nash Dawson and Gavin Orr
- NRL has handed down heavy sanctions
- Alleged fight was in Port Macquarie
Two prominent NRL agents have been issued huge fines and massive suspensions following an alleged fight outside a NSW pub last year.
NRL officials confirmed on Thursday they plan to ban Nash Dawson for nine months and Gavin Orr six months respectively over the alleged incident.
The duo will also be fined $15,000 and $10,000, with the pair given five business days to respond to the breach notices.
Combined, Dawson and Orr represent some of the game’s best talent.
Dawson manages the affairs of many NRL stars, namely Broncos stars Ezra Mam and Reece Walsh, Dolphins fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Roosters young gun Robert Toia.
Orr is the owner and director of sport at Pacific Sport Management, whose talent list includes Eels pivot Dylan Brown, Broncos winger Selwyn Cobbo, Melbourne Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes and Dragons veteran Valentine Holmes.
Two prominent NRL agents have been issued huge fines and massive suspensions following an alleged fight outside a NSW pub last year (Nash Dawson is pictured right, with Broncos fullback Reece Walsh)
Gavin Orr’s talent list includes Eels pivot Dylan Brown, Broncos winger Selwyn Cobbo, Melbourne Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes and Dragons veteran Valentine Holmes (Orr is pictured, with new Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters)
‘The notices allege that both agents have breached the NRL Accredited Agent Scheme Rules and the Accredited Agents’ Code of Conduct following a physical altercation at the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships in 2024,’ the NRL said in a statement.
‘It is also alleged the agents failed to co-operate with the NRL integrity unit.
‘Under the Accredited Agents’ Code of Conduct, Accredited Agents are required to operate with high personal and professional standards.’
The altercation is believed to have happened outside of a pub, while the pair were in Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast of NSW last year during the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships.
Realistically, the impact on either of the pair’s clients is likely to be minimal, given Dawson and Orr’s colleagues can handle matters in their absence.
It comes after fellow agents Mario Tartak and Matthew Desira were also recently handed bans from the NRL for breaches of the accredited agent scheme.
Tartak – who is the director of Crown Sports Management – has Damien Cook and Josh Addo-Carr on his books.
He has been proposed a 12-month suspension and $25,000 fine while Desira is facing a six-month suspension and $10,000 fine.
Desira is the director of Aria Management Group, with Jayden Campbell, Greg Marzhew and Bronson Xerri key clients.
