AUSTRALIA captain Greg Inglis has refused to step down from his new post as Kangaroos skipper despite being charged with drink driving and speeding hours after being bestowed the honour.

The South Sydney and Queensland captain spoke to media on Tuesday, saying he doesn’t believe he let the Kangaroos down but will wait to receive his punishment from the NRL and Australia coach Mal Meninga.

“That’s entirely up to Mal and the selectors, I spoke to Mal and at the end of the day there are a lot of suggestions out there, but I can’t control what’s going to happen,” he said.

“I’m here today to say I’m sorry and to go through the process.

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“I don’t think I let my country down. I think I’ve let a lot of people down and I’ve let a lot of kids down in my community.”

Inglis was charged with mid-range drink driving and speeding by NSW Police just outside of Lithgow on Monday afternoon while returning to Sydney from the Koori Knockout.

The 31-year-old said he had a few drinks the night before but felt fine to drive when he left Dubbo at midday.

Inglis said after playing in the Koori Knockout in Dubbo he went back to his hotel between 11pm and 1am, and left for Sydney at midday despite feeling fine to drive.

He also took the opportunity to apologise for making a “stupid mistake” and said if you feel right to drive, you might not be, and to make another plan to get home.

“I’m sincerely apologetic. Hopefully it gets sorted and we can move on from this. My status in this game and where I am as a person around this community, it’s not good enough and if anything is to come out of this, it’s a lesson that everyone should learn and take away from this.”

Inglis said he has the full support of his club and doesn’t believe he will lose the captaincy of the Rabbitohs, but would be devastated to be stripped of his Kangaroos honours.

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“Australia captaincy, we’ll wait and see what the NRL do, it’s out of my hands now,” he said.

“It’s something that I would really love, to be the Australian captain. Obviously there’s standards there. I was in those meetings when we addressed those standards in the group a couple of year ago. It’s disappointing from my end, but we move forward.

“I’ve played for 13 years in the NRL and these are the first charges laid against me.”

Inglis will face the charges in court next month, while Australia and the NRL are yet to make a statement on whether Inglis will face any punishment.

South Sydney issued a statement following the press conference, stating Inglis had their support.

“Inglis has unequivocally and unreservedly apologised, and taken full responsibility, for the incident,” it read.

“It should be noted that Greg has an unblemished 14-year record in the NRL and has the full support of the South Sydney Club.

Greg will spend a number of days out of Sydney this week and we ask that the media respects the privacy of his family from this point forward.”