OCTOBER 2004.
Fiji's national rugby coach Wayne Pivac has failed to appear
in a Suva court today to answer charges of dangerous driving and driving under
the influence of alcohol.
The Fiji Times reports that Pivac allegedly exceeded the
prescribed alcohol limit when tested by police on September 11.
Magistrate Aminiasi Katonivualiku denied a prosecution
application for a bench warrant, accepting a defence assurance that Pivac would
appear when next called next Thursday.
Meanwhile, Fiji Rugby Union chief executive Pio Bosco
Tikoisuva will step down when his three-year contract expires in December.
He says that after 37 years of continuous struggle, he
thinks it's time to give it a rest and let somebody else have a chance in the
position.
Fast Forward a decade…….
MARCH 2014.
Pivac, who lives in Murrays Bay, was stopped by police on
Oteha Valley Rd.
Testing revealed he had a blood-alcohol reading of 171
micrograms, more than twice the legal limit of 80mg.
Pivac appeared in the North Shore District Court last Friday
where he pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving. He was fined $1050 and
disqualified from driving for nine months.
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