Waratahs 2019

[Adam84]

found him passed out behind the wheel at 4:30am on Thursday, police woke him and he blows 0.135

He was also driving on a suspended license

 

[Slim 293]

found him passed out behind the wheel at 4:30am on Thursday, police woke him and he blows 0.135

He was also driving on a suspended license

And A couple of nights out from the match.........

See ya later.

 

[Adam84]

And evidently didn’t inform RA or NSWRU, they found out from the report in the Daily Telegraph

 

[Brumby Jack]

Rugby Australia integrity unit to look into this now

 

[A mutterer]

so disappointing, hard to see him coming back from this

 

[Blackadder]

so disappointing, hard to see him coming back from this

Yep and he has no one to blame but himself

 

[Show-n-go]

Bit annoyed he got on tonight, was hoping Gibson would just sit him on the bench

 

[KOB1987]

In fairness, innocent till proven guilty. Good guys ‘get up’ X 2 tonight though ;-)

 

[Up the Guts]

Good guys ‘get up’ X 2 tonight though ;-)

Go South Sydney!

 

[I like to watch]

In fairness, innocent till proven guilty. Good guys ‘get up’ X 2 tonight though ;-)

I’ve never heard of someone charged with high range,being found not guilty.

It might be premature to sack him before the verdict, but they can suspend him on full pay

 

[formerflanker]

I assume "asleep behind the wheel" puts him in control of the car in a legal sense?

 

[KOB1987]

I assume "asleep behind the wheel" puts him in control of the car in a legal sense?

No. The precedents on this link suggest not anyway.

https://www.criminallegal.com.au/vic/blog/is-intoxicated-sleeping-in-a-car-an-offence-.html

 

[Blackadder]

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/05/18/super-rugby-waratahs-latu

 

[wamberal]

I assume "asleep behind the wheel" puts him in control of the car in a legal sense?

Once upon a time it depended on whether the key was in the ignition.

 

[Tomikin]

A few things, If his license was suspended as it was, how'd his car get there, he drove, although cannot be proved, why would you get in the drivers seat to sleep, telling you now stretched out on the back seat is much more comfortable. What the fuck was he doing on a Thursday morning at 4:30 am pissed as a mute before having to train that day and play on Saturday. I assume since he was close to Tah's HQ he was heading straight to training.

The guy has no self control, on or off the pitch..

 

[Adam84]

Whether he is found guilty or not, there’s some serious behavioural issues there. Getting on the piss hard a few days before a super rugby match is just stupid behaviour. I have zero sympathy for DUI, they risk other people’s lives because of their own lack of restraint.

Gibson shouldn’t have played him.

 

[wamberal]

Whether he is found guilty or not, there’s some serious behavioural issues there. Getting on the piss hard a few days before a super rugby match is just stupid behaviour. I have zero sympathy for DUI, they risk other people’s lives because of their own lack of restraint.

Gibson shouldn’t have played him.

He played and they won.

 

[formerflanker]

Gibson shouldn’t have played him.

It wasn't just Gibson's call.
Hoare and SAANZAR were apparently running around like headless chooks at the last minute trying to work out if he could play or not.

 

[Braveheart81]

I think it might have been different if it was a home game. By the time they found out it wasn't exactly easy to replace him.

 

[Blackadder]

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/05/18/super-rugby-waratahs-latu