Photo GettyThe punishment for Aaron Smith will be hard to judge but the All Black halfback has put his employer between a rock and a hard place, a University of Otago professor says. A misconduct hearing by New Zealand Rugby has been set down for Smith. Smith had not carried out a criminal act, although many people saw the incident as morally wrong, Prof Geare said. New Zealand Rugby was in a difficult position. He said it was hard to tell what New Zealand Rugby would do in terms of punishment.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 06, 2016 17:05 UTC