The incident allegedly took place at an end of season function with the stripper claiming players licked her, touched her inappropriately and poured alcohol on her.

An internal NZR investigation cleared the players of sexual abuse which some called a cover-up.

As a result, NZR are set to work with Louise Nicholas, a prominent women’s advocate and a huge critic of the stripper scandal. 

NZR chief executive Steve Tew told Fox Sports the case had shown the league they needed  to re-assess their attitudes to women.

“Recent events show that attitudes among some of our people toward women leaves a lot to be desired,” he said. “These views let rugby down,” he said.  

“We’re already doing a lot of good work in this area, but clearly we need to do more.”

The stripper, known as Scarlett, described the alleged incident to Radio New Zealand last month.

“I made it very clear that I didn’t want to be touched, even though I had a smile on my face it doesn’t affect the words coming out of your mouth, that was just me maintaining my professionalism, trying to get out of there safely,” she said.

“I had one of the players going through my phone, they proceeded to lick me in places that I don’t totally agree with. I felt like I was pressured for that.

“It was a pack mentality.”