**Melbourne Storm have been stripped of two championships in Australia’s National Rugby League for breaching the competition’s strict salary cap rules.**The Victorian club were found to have spent A$1.6m (£960,541) over the set limit over the course of five years.
The Storm have been fined A$500,000 (£300,000) and forced to return the A$1.1m (£660,200) prize money they took for winning the 2007 and 2009 titles.
The club will accumulate no competition points for the entire 2010 season.
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