Kamikamica set to make his Storm return next week

Fiji Bati and Melbourne Storm prop Tui Kamikamica has been permitted to play in Round 10 of NRL after his nine-game suspension and $10,000 fine.

 

The NRL issued Kamikamica with a Breach Notice alleging he brought the game into disrepute following an incident in Brisbane on 13 November last year.

 

Queensland Police Kamikamica was charged for an assault occasioning actual bodily harm following the incident, with that charge being dismissed in the Queensland Magistrate's Court on 27 April.

 

Following the conclusion of the criminal proceedings the NRL has reviewed available CCTV footage of the incident which showed Kamikamica in a physical altercation with a female member of the public.

 

The Breach Notice proposes Kamikamica be suspended for nine matches and fined $10,000 with 50 per cent suspended pending completion of mandatory personal development and tailored rehabilitation programs with NRL Wellbeing & Education.

 

He is permitted to credit matches for which he was ineligible under the NRL’s No Fault Stand Down policy against his suspension.

 

He has also apologised for his behaviour.

 

By Romeka Romena