Barba deregistered by the NRL: Greenberg

Ben Barba has been deregistered by the NRL after an integrity unit investigation found he had been involved in a physical altercation with his partner.

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg said he did not see a time "or any time in the future" when Barba would be welcomed back to the game.

The finding came after the integrity unit viewed CCTV footage of the incident involving Barba and his partner at a Townsville casino over the Australia Day weekend.

Barba had been preparing for his first season with the North Queensland Cowboys, following a successful 2018 season in English Super League, but the 29-year-old former Dally M medal winner's playing career is now almost certainly over.

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AAP