The Italian rugby league duo of James Tedesco and Shannon Wakeman are to face internal discipline, after the pair became involved in an altercation following their loss to Ireland in Cairns on Sunday.
It is alleged that Tedesco was set upon by prop Wakeman, who claims that the Sydney Roosters star attempted to proposition his girlfriend, leading to an all-in melee within the Italian camp.
In a statment from the Federazione Italian Rugby League, it was confirmed that two players will face action for their role in an incident.
"As a result of an internal review conducted on Monday 30 October by the Federazione Italian Rugby League of the incident, both players involved will appear before an internal review committee within the next 24hrs about their conduct during this incident," the statement read.
"The Federazione Italiana Rugby League have cooperated with the RLWC organisers about the incident and are satisfied that all measures have been taken to ensure compliance with the RLWC Integrity Unit and the player code of conduct."
Both players could be forced into sitting out Italy's next match of the Rugby League World Cup, against the USA in Townsville on November 5.
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