The investigation in the South Sydney sexting scandal will be completed in the next 48 hours, as the Rabbitohs look to put the issue behind them as they prepare for their clash with the Roosters on Saturday.
According to Fox Sports, the Rabbitohs in conjunction with the NRL Integrity Unit will speed up the process on Tuesday, as they look to make contact with the woman at the centre of the scandal, who is currently overseas.
Sam Burgess remains the biggest name involved in the saga, as the unsolicited images were sent from his phone to the woman.
“What I can tell you is the Integrity (Unit) team which has got Karen Murphy on, is making an effort tonight to contact the lady who’s in South Africa out of our timezone, which has made it more difficult to have a proper interview,” veteran league reporter Phil Rothfield said on Monday.
“Whether she cooperates or not will be a telling thing in this investigation.”
Paul Kent spoke on the issue on NRL 360, and believes the woman's story may not be holding up, which could make a big impact on the outcome of the investigation.
“The early narrative that went around about this woman that she was offended and surprised by what happened is not quite holding water,” Kent told NRL360.
“It all depends on whether it’s consensual as opposed to non-consensual which is what we were originally led to believe.
”There are a lot of ramifications. South Sydney have a game to get ready for, they don’t know if Sam (Burgess) will be available for this game depending on what happens, they need clarity as soon as possible.
“The NRL needs to get it out for the sake of the game as soon as possible. I’m led to believe it’ll be sorted at least internally and South Sydney will know where they’re going within the next 48 hours... But I’m pretty sure Burgess will play this weekend.”
Burgess is set to front the media at South Sydney's open media session at 1.30pm on Tuesday.
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