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Rebels rookie Paisami charged over late-night incident
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Uncapped Rebels midfielder Hunter Paisami has been charged with 'affray' following his involvement in a late-night incident after being accused of seriously assaulting a man on Saturday night.
The charge involves fighting in a public place causing others to fear for their safety. The young centre was bailed on Tuesday and will appear in court on September 20 over the charge.
The original social media post by the victim's sister detailed an attack where a man was left “to bleed on the ground” after being "king hit".
Both Hunter Paisami and Pone Faamausili, the players accused in the post, have since admitted to their presence at the incident which led to their indefinite suspensions by the Rebels.
Faamausili is not expected to be charged over the incident after both players provided statements to police, but he may have to provide evidence in court.
Rebels CEO Baden Stephenson said the club was taking the incident 'extremely seriously', the second scandal in the last couple of weeks after Amanaki Mafi was charged with injuring with intent following revelations by teammate Lopeti Timani.
"I would like to reiterate to our partners, members, supporters, communities and families that the Club is taking this matter extremely seriously," he said in a statement.
"The board, management team and player leadership group are working together to address recent issues and provide a response that ultimately strengthens not only our Club, but also our communities and our code.”
The incident will be investigated by the Rebels, Rugby Australia, Rugby Victoria and RUPA.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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