14 May 2014

Pearce free to play Origin for NSW

6:42 am on 14 May 2014

The Sydney Roosters rugby league star Mitchell Pearce is free to be selected for the NSW State of Origin team after his club and the NRL finalised investigations into his wild night out at the weekend.

The halfback has been slapped with a one-game suspension by the Roosters, fined $22,000 which will go to charity and ordered to take part in counselling after he was kicked out of two nightspots, arrested and served with an infringement notice by police on Saturday night.

The NRL say its integrity unit is satisfied with the punishment handed out by the Roosters and won't take any further action against the 25-year-old.

Pearce will miss the Roosters' Saturday night NRL clash with North Queensland in Townsville, freeing him up to be selected in Laurie Daley's NSW team next Tuesday.

Pearce's Blues and Roosters teammate Boyd Cordner will also be available for Origin selection despite being fined $6000 for also being kicked out of a premises on Saturday night.