A look at what prompted NZ Rugby to revisit the Aaron Smith caseBRENDON THORNE/GETTY Aaron Smith training ahead of Saturday's Bledisloe match with Australia. ANALYSIS: New Zealand Rugby's decision to re-examine the Aaron Smith case would not have been prompted by the lurid nature of now-public messages, employment lawyers believe. If the independent lawyer hired by NZR to reinvestigate finds Smith brought his employers into greater disrepute than previously thought, it could well be deemed insufficient. HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Aaron Smith was caught in a disabled toilet with the woman last year. "Based on information published today New Zealand Rugby believes that it needs to investigate the Aaron Smith matter further and has instructed an independent lawyer to do so," it said.

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