arguments about the details of the New Zealand incident involving Cronulla players in 2002 , the conduct and its aftermath was simply unacceptable , full stop , '' David Gyngell , Nine 's chief executive officer , said in a statement on the network 's Web site . `` I fully endorse David Gallop 's comments concerning the indefensible conduct of some players and the lack of respect for women -- and the critical focus on all stakeholders to help eradicate it from our game . '' `` I join with him in extending my apologies and sympathy to the young woman involved in the incident , who clearly is still distressed as a consequence , '' Gyngell said . In the ABC report , the then-19-year-old woman said she met Johns and his Cronulla teammate Brett Firman when she was working as a waitress . She said she went back to their hotel room , where she alleges six Cronulla players and staff had sex with her , while a half-dozen others watched . `` They were massive , like big rugby players . I felt that I just had no idea what to do . There was always
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Australia 's National Rugby League apologized on Tuesday for the behavior of its players after ABC 's `` Four Corners '' current-affairs program revealed allegations of group sex in 2002 between players and a New Zealand woman . Two other women told the program they were sexually abused by NRL players . Former Cronulla player Matthew Johns said he was unable to say `` sorry enough '' regarding the incident `` Violence against women is abhorrent , and sexual assault and the degradation of women is just that , '' said David Gallop , the NRL 's chief executive . `` So much of what we saw -LSB- during Monday night 's program -RSB- was fundamentally indefensible . And if anyone in the game today is ignoring the importance of that message , then frankly they will need to find another career . '' The allegations of group sex involved NRL personality Matthew Johns , who played for Cronulla at the time of the alleged incident in Christchurch , New Zealand . Watch more on the scandal '' Johns was suspended indefinitely by the Nine Network on Wednesday . `` The fact is , whatever the