Russell Crowe’s Rabbitohs team under cloud after pub punch-out
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
One of Russell Crowe’s rugby league team players has brought shame on the star by allegedly knocking out the team’s coach during season’s end celebrations.
The news comes on the heels of one of Crowe’s sport sermons to his players warning against off-field incidents. Now the team he co-sponsors with local magnate Peter Holmes a Court is under a cloud due to the many off-field incidents including a major sex scandal in the sport over the past year.
Crowe earlier said: “Every time something comes up like that, it affects all of us. It affects all clubs.”
Chief executive for the South Sydney Rabbitohs team, Shane Richardson, tried to downplay the charge. He said: “I don’t think there’s anything too major in it but we’ll investigate it tomorrow and make a statement after that. I don’t want to rush into anything until I find out all the details.”
The incident allegedly took place between player David Fa’alogo and coach Jason Tayor at the Forresters Hotel in inner-city Surry Hills. Fa’alogo’s manager, Gavin Orr, said Fa’alogo told him there wasn’t much in the incident.
Fa’alogo, a Kiwi international, meanwhile, has been let go to take up an offer with English club Huddersfield.
Source: Splash News
