S.Armitage in Police Custody.

nathan wrote:The lad has issues

shuren34 wrote:Well I don't know if the case would be serious because the players and the "victim" don't remember a fight happened. There are just witnesses who claim it happened.

nathan wrote:

shuren34 wrote:Well I don't know if the case would be serious because the players and the "victim" don't remember a fight happened. There are just witnesses who claim it happened.

But do they not remember it because not much happened or because they were hammered.

quinsforever wrote:if thats true about the injuries, why did it take the police 7 weeks to investigate?

hope its not true.

quinsforever wrote:its one thing to get drunk and get involved in a bit of a fight. plenty of players have done this and it has not impacted their club or country career. its another thing entirely to put someone in hospital. if steffon armitage did that then he wont be playing for england ever again. which i hate to say, as i really, really wanted to see him in our RWC squad.

quinsforever wrote:if thats true about the injuries, why did it take the police 7 weeks to investigate?

hope its not true.

Ozzy3213 wrote:Again, I'll reserve judgement until some actual facts appear rather than speculation.  I don't doubt something has happened, but the lack of a victim account is going to make investigation by the authorities a tad difficult.  Also, whilst Steffon and Chiocci voluntarily attended the police station to give their accounts, I understand from some reports that there were allegedly other Toulon players involved in whatever happened as well, the two names I have seen mention (largely unsurprisingly) being Delon and Matthieu Bastareaud.

As I say, I'll wait and see how things pan out beofre giving an opinion on whether or not player x, y or z should recieve any punishments.

quinsforever wrote:Where was it in France that those players got attacked with machetes?

Seems like rugby players and trouble were made for each other down there

BamBam wrote:Was the Clermont players wasn't it?

Steffon Armitage has given his defence in court during his hearing relating to an assault charge from December last year.

The England international and European Player of the Year appeared before the Criminal Court of Toulon on Tuesday.

A fight broke out between Armitage and a 31-year-old diner at a restaurant in Le Mourillon, resulting in a number of fractures and injuries to the victim that required long periods of treatment.

La Provence have reported that Armitage is contesting the facts put against him, with the back-rower saying the following in court.

"I contest the charges against me. I do not remember anything. I was really drunk and feel that I unintentionally fell on the victim, this injuring him but without doing it intentionally.

"One thing is for certain, I very much regret being drunk; I'm a professional player and as such must set an example."