Jerome Kaino of the All Blacks speaks to the media during a New Zealand All Blacks media session in Sydney Photo: Getty ImagesNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed Jerome Kaino is returning home to deal with a personal matter following the publication of a story in Australian media this morning. The Telegraph claimed the 24-year-old woman met Kaino in hotels in Auckland, Sydney and Brisbane "before discovering he was married". In a statement, NZR said: "Information published concerning Aaron Smith in New Zealand media today is also a new development. The Weekend Herald put questions about the latest allegations to NZR but they were not answered by its Friday night deadline. Two men approached the Weekend Herald independently to tell their stories about Smith's alleged affairs with their partners.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2017 03:33 UTC