CASTLEFORD have launched an investigation after star player Joe Westerman was caught in a Twitter sex video storm.
Footage showing a man believed to be the loose forward performing a sex act on a woman down an alleyway in the open air at night was circulated on social media on Sunday.
The video is already the talk of the rugby league world.
Now the 33-year-old faces a probe by his club after the Tigers confirmed their inquiry.
They said: “Castleford Tigers are aware of a video involving a player that circulated on social media.
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“This issue is currently being dealt with internally and the club will make no further comment at this time.”
Westerman’s wife, Lauren, went online to say the female involved was not her.
A Twitter account in her name clarified: "Can I make this VERY clear that this is NOT me!!!!!!"
She added in another post: "And we have three children one of whom is almost 15 and she doesn’t need to see things like this all over social media!"
The controversy comes just days before the 2023 Super League, which kicks off on Thursday.
Westerman, who made his breakthrough in 2007 with Castleford, spent spells with Hull, Warrington, Toronto and Wakefield before returning to his first club in 2022.
However, one internet joker edited the forward's Wikipedia page to add "Back of Greggs" as his other club following the shock video surfacing.
The 6ft 4ins Yorkshireman also has two senior international caps for England - with those coming in 2014 and 2021.
