Vaughan, who was fined $50,000 and banned for eight matches by the NRL for breaching NSW Public Health Orders and the game’s biosecurity protocols by hosting a party last Saturday, was sacked by furious Dragons directors with 18 months remaining on his contract.
A further 12 St George Illawarra players, who had each been suspended for one match and hit with fines totalling $255,000, also face club-imposed sanctions but the emergency board meeting did not discuss sacking anyone other than Vaughan, who has had two previous breaches.
