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<div id="title_date"><div>The NRL declared war on alcohol on Thursday after mounting pressure from major sponsors, fans and the federal government for repeated indiscretions by intoxicated footballers.</div></div><div id="article0_body" /><p>Following last week's four-week suspension of Manly's Brett Stewart, Cronulla's Brett Seymour and Sydney Roosters hooker Jake Friend have also been banned from playing for alcohol-fuelled misdemeanours.</p><p>Seymour has been fined $20,000 and stood down for two weeks by his club after footage of his behaviour last Sunday while intoxicated was brought to Cronulla's attention.</p><p>Friend was fined $10,000 by the Roosters for a high-range drink-driving charge on Tuesday with the NRL board deciding via teleconference to also impose a two-week ban on the 19-year-old.</p>
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