Samoan team in a bit of trouble.
Capsicum spray was used during a wild brawl involving NRL stars in Brisbane. When NRL players from the Samoan national team brawled with another group of men in Brisbane,police were forced to use capsicum spray. Potentially four Samoan players could be suspended from the fight outside Fortitude Valley nightclub Hot Gossip on Sunday morning. Cowboys center Tautau Moga was arrested and charged with public nuisance and Bulldogs veteran Reni Maitua was also caught up in the fray. Maitua is contracted to the Bulldogs next season,but has strict behaviour guidelines after an incident involving a taxi driver in Sydney last year. The NRL is sifting through the police incident report and their integrity unit may make a call on suspensions today. Samoa plays England at Lang Park this Saturday night in the opening of the Four Nations tournament,a double header that also features Australia against New Zealand. Eight men,several of whom are part of the Samoan team,face court on November 4.
It is understood none of the Samoan players were directly sprayed with capsicum. "The NRL Integrity Unit has been conducting interviews in relation to the Samoan team incident," an NRL spokesman said yesterday. The loss of Moga will be a major blow for Samoa.
Bloody hell,this is the last thing the NRL needs leading into what promises to be a fantastic tournament. I don't want to comment on the incident as details are very thin at the minute. It could be a case of drunk players being stupid,or simply players defending themselves against some drunk fools. Either way players can't put themselves in these situations.
