The Brisbane Broncos have released a statement following Josiah Karapani's appearance at court this morning.
Karapani was issued a court date over a charge of 'Provisional licence holder driving over the zero limit but not over general limit (0.05)'.
It came about when the star winger came to a roadside vehicle stop in late June, where he returned a breath test of 0.037, and given Karapani was on his P plates, he must record a zero alcohol concentration.
The car was also uninsured and failed to display his P-plates while driving an unregistered vehicle.
"I'm very sorry for my actions," Karapani said to the media as he left court.
Karapani pled guilty to the charge and was handed a three-month licence disqualification and a $350 fine.
As per the AAP, Karapani's defence solicitor Abby Hawkins says he is extremely remorseful for his actions.
"He was at a friend's house; he had consumed alcohol the night prior. He has woken up, and he concedes he has miscalculated," she said.
There was no conviction recorded for Karapani, but that doesn't mean the punishments stop there.
The club is yet to hand down a sanction for its talented finisher.
Given it is his second off-field incident this year, he may get the book thrown at him with a monster fine and suspension.
He was fined by Queensland Police for a public nuisance offence earlier this year in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.
The Broncos say they are working with the NRL's Integrity Unit to hand Karapani a punishment.
The court hearing happened a matter of days after Karapani's match-winning try against the Penrith Panthers on Thursday.
Karapani was on the end of an elite cut-out ball by Reece Walsh, who slotted the match-winner from the sidelines to keep the Broncos' season alive.
