Ben Barba will not even have the chance to play bush footy, with the NSW Country Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League backing the NRL's tough stance to throw him out of the game for good.

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg watched the CCTV footage of Barba involved in a "physical altercation" with his partner – and the mother of their four girls – Ainslie, at a Townsville casino, and had no problems coming down hard on Tuesday.

Ostracised: Ben Barba's options now look limited to rugby overseas, after the codes presented a united front. Credit:PA

"His registration with the game is no longer and I can't see a time, or any time in the future, where he will be welcome back,'' Greenberg said on Tuesday. "It’s probably time for Ben to find a new vocation."

After the English Rugby Football League closed the door on Barba, and Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle said the 15-man code would also respect the NRL's wishes, the CRL, QRL and NSW Rugby League followed suit and will not offer the 29-year-old a final lifeline.