On reflection
Zac Guildford got a bum deal, either that or he had bad legal advice.
His lawyer
should have whispered in the ear of Hamish Riach the following two words and
then asked “What time does Todd want Zac at practice again?”
Those two
words were “Paea Fa'anunu”
Back in
2011 Crusaders and Canterbury ITM prop Paea Fa'anunu was convicted of
assaulting his partner.
But hey ‘slapping
the mrs around’ is normal behaviour in rugby circles, that’s why he got just a
$1,000 fine and if his lawyer is to be believed Canterbury Rugby supported him
the whole hog.
What makes
the Fa'anunu case more galling is at the time of his conviction he had just
finished a sentence of supervision for a previous assault charge!
Finished anger
management and alcohol counseling, which clearly was a waste of every-ones time,
had zero worth.
The Probation
Dept even said the Crusader had a poor commitment to community work.
Clearly though
enough commitment to be included in Blackadders 2013 squad.
Remember
his name.
I’m
confident we haven’t heard the last of this chap.
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