ST GEORGE Illawarra management will allege a Brisbane under-20s player racially vilified one of their players on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium.

Dragons under-20s player T.J. Uele. Source: Supplied

The Dragons have lodged a formal complaint to the NRL.

“Yes, we will be follow the correct process path with the NRL,’’ a club official said.

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Broncos officials have also been notified that St George Illawarra have escalated to the incident.

It will be alleged rookie Dragons forward TJ Uele was called a “black c...’’ by a Broncos bench player before halftime.

The ugly claim coincides with a push-and-shove at the time of the alleged slur, which resulted in Uele reacting angrily and being sin-binned by the referee.

The NRL wouldn’t comment on the incident but confirmed last night they have received a formal complaint from the Dragons.