Rabeni in hot water again
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:42
Seru Rabeni of Leicester Tigers has been charged with three offences of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game.
Fijian star Rabeni, who was banned for 14 weeks after gouging Saracens hooker Andy Kyriacou's eye during a Guinness Premiership game earlier this year, has been accused of violating Rugby Football Union (RFU) rule 5.12.
Rabeni is alleged to have played in three Sevens tournaments while serving the 14-week suspension, which was meant to run from April 1 - July 7 this year.
He has been summoned to appear before an RFU Disciplinary Panel of chairman Christopher Quinlan, John Doubleday and John Brennan at the Bristol Filton Holiday Inn on Thursday, July 24 at 19.00.
Rabeni is not the first Fijian to fall foul of the game's officials on a repeated basis.
Fellow countryman Rupeni Caucaunibuca repeatedly failed to report for international duty for his country, and generally suffered from a lack of discipline, culminating in a variety of bans.
Sireli Naqelevuki is another Fijian to fall foul of his bosses, and has recently failed to report for Currie Cup training with his contracted union, Western Province.
