The News Review:
- Moa fined $1200 for bottling incident
- Council in talks over rugby club
- Injured rugby player calls for lifetime ban
- Peter Bills: Walls between rugby and the media are getting higher
Moa fined $1200 for bottling incident
Stuff.co.nz
Moa was involved in an incident at the Marist rugby club on Saturday 28 March where a bottle was thrown hitting a woman. He appeared at a misconduct hearing at the NZRU offices in Wellington today. NZRU General Manager Professional Rugby Neil Sorensen said as well as facing a misconduct hearing today Moa had also appeared in the Auckland District Court today charged with assault and was granted diversion. Mr Sorensen said considering the facts and circumstances of Moa’s conduct and taking the court appearance and outcome into account the incident was deemed to be serious misconduct under the Collective Employment Agreement. He was fined $1200 has received a formal warning and been directed to complete an alcohol counselling programme in full.
Council in talks over rugby club
BBC News
Bath Rugby wants to build a 15000-seat stadium on the Recreation Ground site but the proposals have been rejected by the trust that owns the land. n Wednesday B&NES council confirmed it was in talks about compensation in return for allowing the club’s plans. A supporters’ club spokesman has welcomed the latest move. Councillor Malcolm Hanney said: "We have indicated to the trust that we are prepared to consider the transfer of additional land to the trust to compensate for the land that would be used by Bath Rugby for its stadium proposals.
Injured rugby player calls for lifetime ban
Stuff.co.nz
Wilson was rucked causing extensive damage to his leg meaning the 27-year-old is unlikely to be able to return to work as a builder for the remainder of the year. The tago Country representative was transported to Dunedin Hospital where he underwent a four-and-a-half-hour operation to stitch up the gash that left Wilson able to see muscle and bone. The fullback who has played more than 100 games for Crescent has since claimed the rucking was a deliberate act and he has called for a life ban to be handed down to the player who caused the injury. tago Rugby Union chief executive Richard Reid said yesterday that until all the facts were pulled together it wasn’t helpful to speculate on the matter.
Peter Bills: Walls between rugby and the media are getting higher
Independent
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