Alcohol abuse no laughing matter for players in Pacific

DAN LEO
EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS

I’ll admit, it hasn’t been a great month off the field for my fellow Pacific Island rugby players.
Following the arrest of two Fijian players in Paris a fortnight ago, this week’s media focus has been upon the ill discipline of Samoans Manu Tuilagi and Denny Solomona which saw them booted from England camp. As if my news feed wasn’t already enough for a headache, more details of Niko Matawalu’s drunken actions after an Exeter Christmas party also poured through.
Drunken misconduct and rugby have a long and illustrious...

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