- It is alleged that Nick Politis and Mark Bouris were involved in an incident
- The alleged incident took place in the Las Vegas Nines Tournament
- The couple is accused of having abused a high -level referee
The Power Agent of the Roosters, Nick Politis, broke his silence after it was revealed that he and director Mark Bouris were being investigated by the NRL about an incident that involved an arbitrator in Las Vegas.
The NRL integrity unit is investigating an alleged verbal confrontation that took place during an Las Vegas tournament last week.
The Sydney Morning Herald He says he alleges that the couple abused a senior referee, Mitch James, 35.
The referee said in a statement that the directors of the roosters approached him after a game between the Roosters of Los Angeles and Brisbane. He affirms that the duo supposedly “faced it” and criticized the arbitration standard.
“Mr. Mark Bouris and Mr. Nick Politis faced me.” He wrote in a complaint.
'Mister. Bouris declared: “I have seen a lot of football and that was a shame! You left the game again.”
The chief of the roosters, Nick Policitis, has responded in the midst of accusations that he and another power agent of Sydney had supposedly abused a referee in Las Vegas last week.
He, together with director Mark Bouris (in the photo) alleges referee Mitch James in Las Vegas Nines
It is understood that journalist Phil Rothfield said in Sky Sports Radio that Brisbane received eight penalties, while the roosters had not received any.
Subsequently, Bouris confirmed that an incident had occurred after the party, but denied that he or polyitis had been hostile towards the referee.
He said that the couple “was not on their face” and had made sure to maintain the distance. “
'We passed and I said that I had seen a lot of football and that the arbitration was shameful. Nick said something similar. I don't think I told him that 'he told us about the game'. Maybe someone else said that.
“It is possible that he has filed a formal complaint against us, but we present a against him in the tournament due to the poor arbitration standard.”
Politis has now talked about the news that the NRL is investigating the matter.
It is a pity that this has been raised after our club had so many problems to support NRL in Las Vegas ”to News Corp.
“We have invested a lot of money ($ 500,000) in the Los Angeles roosters and we will continue to support the Mission of Peter V'landys to settle in the United States,” said Politis.
Mitch James (in the photo) says that Polyitis and Bouris approached him after the pool match between Los Angeles and Brisbane's veterans
It is understood that the NRL is investigating the complaint, with polyitis denying that it has acted aggressively towards the referee
'We were there for eight hours for two days to support the roosters in the nineteenth.
'When you see arbitrary fish, the sanctions were 8 null against us, it is very difficult not to say something.
'I told the referee that his performance was poor, but at no stage we swore or act aggressively.
'I trust that the NRL analyzes all the facts and discover that we have no case to answer.
“I am extremely disappointed that the headlines have been created from nothing.”
An NRL spokesman said: “The NRL integrity unit has been notified of the complaint and is collecting relevant information.”
James, meanwhile, revealed that he was outraged by the alleged abuse that the referees endure, which caused his decision to file the complaint.
“I am a simple type of Dapto, but I am not festhing to anyone,” James said.
'It's not about me, it's what we endure every weekend of the spectators who do not like our decisions.
'I have nothing to win or lose this. What I am saying is that, week after week, due to the position in which I am directing the referees for the entire Illawarra, I know that these incidents are not isolated to Las Vegas. ''
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sydney's roosters to comment.