13 February 2023 , 11:19
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Castleford Tigers star Joe Westerman was seen performing a sex act on a woman in a viral social media clip on the eve of the new Super League season.
The 33-year-old, who has two caps for England, is seen with a woman in an alley way in the clip seen by The Mirror.
In a statement, Castleford confirmed they are aware of the video and are dealing with the matter internally.
They said: "Castleford Tigers are aware of a video involving a player that circulated on social media yesterday afternoon. This issue is currently being dealt with internally and the club will make no further comment at this time."
Westerman's wife, Lauren, with whom he has three children, took to Twitter to confirm the woman in the video is not her.
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She posted: "Can I make this VERY clear that this is NOT me!!!!!!"
In a follow-up tweet, she added: "We have three children one of whom is almost 15 and she doesn’t need to see things like this all over social media!"
Westerman, from Pontefract, broke on to the scene with Castleford in 2010, spending the first three years of his career with the Tigers.
From there, the back-rower moved on to Hull FC where he spent four years before spells with Warrington and Toronto Wolfpack.
Following the Wolfpack's demise, he returned to Hull in 2018 before moving to Wakefield and finally back to Castleford prior to the start of last season.