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Reece Walsh is likely to be fined by Bristol City for a social media post where the former back punches a colleague in the mind while wearing a boxing glove.
The struggling Broncos are once more in the news for the wrong reasons just days after teammate Marty Tapau liked a social media post criticizing coach Michael Maguire, which is likely to charge the original Kiwi global his work.
Reece Walsh is a part of a social media play.
Following the most recent social media misjudgement, Furious Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy reached out to Walsh on Tuesday. The article contains images of Walsh punching a man in the head in what has been referred to as a crazy game, which has since been deleted.
They’ve been best friends since they were young, and while this was juvenile, no one was hurt, according to Britt Prince, whose PR company collaborates with the management company that oversees Walsh’s matters.” They’re constantly playing pranks on each other,” said Britt Prince, whose PR agency works alongside the management company that manages Walsh’s matters.
Reece apologizes for any offence or distress caused.” Reece understands the optics of this. It wasn’t at all his intention.
The players had a day off on Tuesday, but Walsh will have a Wednesday arrival at Red Hill and will face an internal disciplinary action. A fine would be the likely outcome, according to sources who are not authorized to speak in public.
On Tuesday night, Walsh apologized for the post.
He wrote on his Instagram account,” Just to add context to the video that was just recently posted; it was a joke with my ( sic ) best mate.”
No one was hurt, because boys were boys, no one.
The club, which is expected to be a real contender for the premiership, is already under pressure after losing five of its previous six games and falling out of the top eight.
Walsh is currently out with a posterior cruciate ligament injury, and he is planning to start a YouTube channel to provide fans with an insight into his life off the field. He is expected to miss their next game against the Sea Eagles after getting the bye next week, along with a possible round 14 return against the Gold Coast on June 7.
Taupau is currently completing a severance agreement with the Broncos that is likely to be finalized in the near future.
