First published onPhoto: Kevin Stent / STUFFThree brothers who had been charged with assaulting a rugby player after a brawl outside Pōneke's Kilbirnie clubrooms have all escaped conviction. The fight, in July 2020, left a Pōneke player with serious injuries and prevented him from playing rugby. The judge had made the discharge conditional on the man doing 60 hours community work and saving the money for reparation. The man and his brothers had been at a function at the clubrooms where two groups got into an argument inside. One brother - who faced a charge of common assault - was also discharged without conviction to preserve his prospective sporting career while the third brother had a charge dismissed.

Source: Stuff September 30, 2022 07:15 UTC