Pangai stood down over biosecurity breach at barber shop
Broncos star Tevita Pangai jnr is being investigated for a COVID-19 breach after being caught up in a police raid at the opening of a Brisbane barber shop.
The 24-year-old Tongan international has been placed in a 14-day COVID hold and will miss matches against the Raiders and Dragons after the third biosecurity breach from the Broncos in a matter of as many days.
Pangai was found to be at the barber shop, which has been linked to a notorious bikies group, when police swooped.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Pangai's behalf, but under the NRL's strict biosecurity rules he shouldn't have been in at the venue.
Queensland-based teams have been under looser biosecurity measures than the NSW clubs, but once they play a Sydney team are required to go into a two-week isolation period where they only leave home for training, playing or a medical appointment or emergency.
Club legend Allan Langer and two other Brisbane staff have been quarantined for seven days after it emerged they had attended a private function at the Caxton Hotel after last week's loss to Cronulla.
Tevita Pangai jnr has been placed in a 14-day COVID hold after a biosecurity breach.Credit:NRL Photos
Coach Anthony Seibold will also quarantine for 14 days upon his return to Brisbane after staying in Sydney to attend to a "serious family matter" after his side were trounced by the Rabbitohs on Friday night.
Pangai's breach caps a miserable few months for the Broncos who are fighting to avoid the wooden spoon and have had to regularly answer questions about Seibold's future since the competition resumption.
Pangai is likely to be fined, just days after South Sydney supercoach Wayne Bennett ($20,000) and Dragons forward Paul Vaughan ($10,000) were sanctioned for flouting biosecurity rules.