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...In March, Lauaki punched twice in the mouth a man he accused of stealing his drink at Hamilton's Coyote Bar.
Yesterday, Judge Philip Connell described the attack as gormless, particularly after the court heard that it was one of his own friends who had taken his drink...
"You had no idea that he was the person who took your drink but you just decided to get angry and take it out on him ... That's the sum total of the stupidity of your actions," he said.
...Yesterday, Mr Allen withdrew the application but pleaded Lauaki's case, saying he had suffered under intense media scrutiny and the loss of a "very significant" rugby contract in Japan that was terminated after news of the assault broke. Lauaki has since signed with Clermont Auvergne but Mr Allen said this contract was "not in the same ballpark financially"...
Yesterday, Judge Philip Connell described the attack as gormless, particularly after the court heard that it was one of his own friends who had taken his drink...
"You had no idea that he was the person who took your drink but you just decided to get angry and take it out on him ... That's the sum total of the stupidity of your actions," he said.
...Yesterday, Mr Allen withdrew the application but pleaded Lauaki's case, saying he had suffered under intense media scrutiny and the loss of a "very significant" rugby contract in Japan that was terminated after news of the assault broke. Lauaki has since signed with Clermont Auvergne but Mr Allen said this contract was "not in the same ballpark financially"...
Good fucking job. It's safe to go drinking near the rugby players again in Hamilton
