NSW prop James Tamou has been stood down from State of Origin game two plus one NRL match and fined $20,000 after being arrested for drink driving.
Tamou, 24, was arrested early on Monday morning in Townsville after allegedly being caught almost four times over the legal limit and driving without a licence.
On Wednesday, the NRL and Tamou's club North Queensland jointly handed down his rugby league penalties.
NRL chief executive Dave Smith said the facts were not in dispute and the penalties reflected the seriousness of the offences.
"This is a high level, high risk, high penalty situation,``Smith said.
