Fifita won’t quit the NRL: Gallen

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen is confident Andrew Fifita won’t walk away from the NRL, after he was banned from representing Australia due to off-field dramas.

Fifita has been in negotiations about a move to a rival code amid fears his NRL contract could be ripped up by the game’s governing body.

But Gallen said on Tuesday, Fifita needed time away from rugby league after Cronulla’s dramatic premiership win to clear his head and rediscover his desire to play in the NRL.

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