Wests Tigers sack Yileen Gordon

Off-season signing Yileen Gordon has been sacked by the Wests Tigers, the fourth NRL club of his career, for a "breach of contract".

Yileen Gordon's rugby league future is in limbo after the NRL journeyman was sacked by the Wests Tigers on Tuesday evening.

Gordon signed a one-year deal with the Tigers in November last year, but was released on just days out from the club's opening trial match of the pre-season for "a breach of his playing terms and conditions".

The 26-year-old debuted for South Sydney in 2005 and played four seasons with the Rabbitohs before stints at Canterbury and Penrith.

The club refused to reveal the breach, but said the termination of his contract was immediate following a meeting with club chief executive Grant Mayer late on Tuesday.

"Wests Tigers takes its position as a leader in the community very seriously and has high expectations of all its players," Mayer said in a statement.

Gordon had been named to play in the Tigers' opening trial against Parramatta this Saturday night.


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