Sean Maitland in front of a Scottish Court shortly

Former Crusaders wing Sean Maitland has been charged with assault in Glasgow, relating to a late-night kebab shop brawl the weekend prior which put a man in hospital. 

Because his grandparents are Scottish Maitland is currently donning their badge of convenience.   

His club, the laughably named Glasgow Warriors, are purportedly under-taking a disciplinary investigation which in rugby circles means staying nothing till the public forgets about it and never pay heed to the victim, a fellow professional rugby player.   

Maitland joins a growing list of Crusaders (tip: search this blog for a sample) who have fallen foul of the law.  

Kelleher in front of French Judiciary Again

Former All Black Byron Kelleher has allegedly been involved in another drink driving, booze-filled incident in France. 

French media reported the 37-year-old was stopped on Friday morning (local time) by police in Bordeaux after he was alleged to be driving on the wrong side of the road while four times over the legal alcohol limit. 

In 2009 Kelleher and his clothing brand were sued for alleged copyright breach and non-payment of fees. That hearing came just days after Kelleher, who was playing for French club Stade Toulouse at the time, was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, hitting a car and being involved in a brawl. 

 He was later sentenced to a two-month suspended jail term and fined 3500 Euros for drunk driving and violence, but the court also showed clemency in ruling the incident not be entered on his judicial record.

I doubt there will be a second show of clemency, jail time awaits this recidivist.

 

I trust his French is up-to "Please don't make me your cell bitch".  

Christchurch Sporting Administrator charged with Rape.

Currently on trial in Christchurch, are Kenneth John James Seddon-Nicholas, 24, a freezing worker, and Akaporn Kanthasao Bearman, 24, who describes his profession as a graduate and sports coach.  

Both deny four charges involving rape and sexual violation. 

So which sport is Mr Bearman involved in, let me think?  

Rugby!  

What’s more he’s the Rugby Administrator at Avonside GIRLS High!     

Note: All parties are presumed innocent.

South Canterbury NPC rugby players accused of rape

Northland Police were in the early stages of an investigation into an alleged incident at a Whanganui motel early on Sunday, last weekend.  

Allegations are two members of the South Canterbury rugby team raped a young woman in their team motel.   

Rather than empathising with the alleged victim the eloquent coach of the team, Chester Scott, told media  "I'm not really in a good position to talk right now because I'm fucking gutted," 

"We've got a campaign [to run] and we don't need shit like this." 

Sickening but typical. 

Role Model Ex AB Captain Arrested

Jerry Collins is an exemplary example of a rugby leader, someone for all young New Zealanders to aspire to. 

 

Take his 'community work' last Saturday and Sunday for example.

Not happy getting booted-out of an A&E for abusing the poor nurses, a local rugby club he continues his rampant weekend on the piss around Wellington culminating being arrested in Courtney Place for disorderly behaviour. 

But not before he was booted about of another pub and trespassed from a takeaway. 

Apparently every dad in New Zealand wants their son to grow-up into a Jerry Collins.

Former All Black Captain Abuses Hospital Staff

I predicted it previously, after his ‘spin out’ in Japan, the New Zealand public would be hearing Jerry Collins name ‘up in lights’ for all the wrong reasons. 

This came to fruition on the weekend.  

First he gets booted out of a local Wellington rugby club on Saturday night for over-extending his welcome.  

Rugby-heads never ‘pimp’ on each other so don’t expect to get specifics.  

Then later on in the evening Collins shamefully abuses Wellington Hospital A & E staff and similarly receives his marching orders.  

What a toe-rag.  

After being right and centre when he had his issues in Japan strangely neither the N.Z Rugby Players Union nor Collins manager Tim Castles want to comment on what he got up-to on Saturday?  

 

 

Keith Robinson Back in Court

Former All Black ‘hard-man’ Keith Robinson is back in court.

This time admitting (Morrinsville District Court, 3^rd July) drink-driving and driving on a suspended licence. 

He has been convicted of driving with a suspended licence twice previously, so clearly the Courts don’t take that sort of offence seriously – if they did Robinson would be facing more than fines. Loss of vehicle for example.    

Nor for that matter evidently is repeat drink-driving a serious issue when you are an AB in N.Z.      

You see these latest charges are at least the fourth time Robinson has been before the courts for driving offences, including drink-driving in 2011 and rumours (Herald on Sunday, 3^rd July) he has other driving convictions from the 1990s. 

Let’s not forget Robinson was involved in a pub brawl last year and only sentenced in January. 

What was that six months ago? 

 

So he's been in court in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

 

Caught DIC at least twice, possibly more.

As I said at the time of the injuring with intent case if he was a Black Power member rather than an All Black member the general public, his local community and judiciary would be taking a far dimmer view of his criminality.   

Up-Date 20/12/2013: Robinson escapes jail time, which is want the Cops wanted. Surely The Police would have known that All Blacks don't get the same punishment as mere mortals in this country?