The National Rugby League Board has today confirmed salary cap fines totaling $464,849 against seven clubs as a result of the final audit for the 2006 season.

The decision follows a full review of all salary cap audits and the club submissions made to the NRL Salary Cap Auditor, Ian Schubert, as a result of his initial findings.

Club Fine Broncos $30,000 Dragons $74,975 Knights $19,260 Rabbitohs $54,145 Raiders $173,203 Storm $63,266 Wests Tigers $50,000

The breaches, whilst not relating to any deliberate attempts to circumvent the Salary Cap Rules, relate to a range of non compliance offences from failure to properly notify the NRL of third party agreements, the treatment of payments to players departing clubs, overspending in the