Ex-NRL firebrand’s career on brink after allegation

The controversial career of fiery former Queensland Origin and Kangaroos prop Josh McGuire is in danger of coming to an abrupt end.

A polarising figure who often found himself in strife in his 14-year career with the Broncos, Cowboys and Dragons, 33-year-old McGuire moved to England this year hoping for a fresh start.

But the tough prop’s switch to Warrington has not been a success and the Wolves are believed to be on the verge of terminating his contract on disciplinary grounds.

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McGuire will face the Super League tribunal on Tuesday following derogatory comments he allegedly made towards Leigh’s Josh Charnley during a recent game.

McGuire was suspended for seven games on a similar “unacceptable language” charge earlier in the season.

The tough forward missed the weekend’s big Magic Weekend defeat to Hull, supposedly with a foot injury.

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A veteran of more than 250 top grade games, McGuire served two five-match suspensions while at the Dragons in 2021 and was fined $12,000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game’s COVID-19 biosecurity protocols for attending Paul Vaughan’s infamous team barbecue.

If the Wolves do sack him, it is doubtful he will get another chance at a rival English club or back in the NRL.

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