Former State of Origin star Josh Dugan will consider suing Cronulla for wrongful dismissal over his messy departure from the Sharks that ended his NRL career.
Dugan’s solicitor, Paul McGirr, said the ex-NSW and Australian champion was wrongly terminated by the Sharks over alleged Covid breaches when travelling near Lithgow in the state’s central west in August last year.
The matter is before the courts with Magistrate Kasey Pearce to hand down her decision on December 2.
Dugan and his housemate, Ben Williams, were charged with two counts each of failing to comply with a noticed direction under the Public Health Act, to which they have pleaded not guilty.
McGirr argued in Lithgow Court on August 31 that the case against the pair was flawed as his clients had no knowledge of the Covid legislation or restrictions at the time.
If Dugan loses the case, he will immediately appeal.