Read it last night in the pub, read it again earlier, fantastic article by Linley. Crazy stuff, all the best to him over in the States.

he remains at a loss to understand why he was charged in the first place. No video evidence was supplied and no witness statements identified him as the person who was allegedly involved.

W.T.F :dry: :dry:

I was going to put this in "ex players in the news", but I think it deserves it's own thread.

Everyone should read this long interview Linley did with Mils.

How Mils Muliaina’s Ireland adventure turned into a nightmare

“Mum kept ringing and saying it was fine, but I knew they were struggling. There were times I felt entirely alone. You try to put a brave face on, and then you go home where the barrier comes down, and you wake up in the morning, and think, Jeez, has anyone got my back on this, what is going to happen?

“If I am totally honest, I wanted the season to end. I just wanted to curl up somewhere where I was anonymous and sit there and not worry about anything, but I knew I had try to have some normality in my life.

“I was in Ireland, but at home there were journalists constantly knocking on the door at my son’s house, ringing neighbours at my parents’ house, telephoning every day, and waiting with cameras. I was very protected over here, but my son wasn’t at all, he wasn’t protected, and that is what hurt the most.”

In contrast to the hoopla that greeted Muliaina when he arrived in Ireland as Connacht’s first All Black and most high-profile signing, he left the west of Ireland quietly

It's just horrendous. I can't believe something like that can be allowed to happen.