Hurricanes player Dane Coles has been sanctioned by the New Zealand Rugby Union and suspended by his Hurricanes team management following his arrest in Paraparaumu over the weekend.
Coles was arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour on Saturday night.
Under the Collective Employment Agreement (CEA) between the NZRU and its professional players, a formal process takes place for investigating any incidents of misconduct.
NZRU General Manager Professional Rugby Neil Sorensen said, while Coles’ case was still before the courts, the NZRU and Hurricanes had decided to fast track that process and Coles appeared at a misconduct hearing at the NZRU today.
As a result, Coles has received the following sanctions:
• he has been fined $1000;
• he has been suspended for one match which means he will miss this weekend’s match against the Crusaders;
• he will have to undertake appropriate counselling for alcohol and behaviour management; and
• he has received a formal warning about future similar misconduct.
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