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Saracens sack academy player Totoa Auvaa after St Albans incident
Saracens have dismissed Totoa Auvaa, a 21-year-old player in the club’s senior men’s academy, after an incident in St Albans on October 11.
The club said an internal investigation found his conduct fell short of its standards, but did not say what happened.
Hertfordshire Police said they are investigating an allegation that a man in his 20s was punched in the face in St Peter’s Street.
The police investigation is ongoing.
Auvaa was also involved in a nightclub incident in June with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.
The England and Wales Cricket Board found Stokes and Atkinson had been blameless victims of unprovoked attacks, and both were dropped for the next Test.
Saracens have made no further comment, and police enquiries are continuing.
Saracens have ended academy player Totoa Auvaa’s employment with immediate effect after an incident in St Albans.
The club said an internal investigation found his conduct fell short of its standards.
Hertfordshire Police said they were investigating an alleged assault in St Albans in the early hours of October 11.
The Daily Mail reported that Auvaa punched a man in the face; Saracens have not said what happened.
The incident came four months after Auvaa was involved in a nightclub altercation with Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.
- Who
- Saracens academy player Totoa Auvaa.
- What
- Saracens ended Auvaa’s employment after an incident in St Albans. The Daily Mail reported that he punched a man.
- When
- The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday, October 11, according to Hertfordshire Police. Saracens announced his departure on Monday, October 12.
- Where
- St Peter’s Street, St Albans, according to Hertfordshire Police.
- Why
- Saracens said his conduct fell short of the standards expected of people representing the club.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Auvaa was involved in a nightclub incident at the Rex Rooms in Chelsea with Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.
Hertfordshire Police said an alleged assault took place in St Peter’s Street, St Albans.
Saracens confirmed that Auvaa had left the club with immediate effect after an internal investigation.
- Player
- Totoa Auvaa
- Age
- 21
- Club
- Saracens Senior Men’s Academy
- Incident location
- St Peter’s Street, St Albans
- Police incident time
- 2.15am to 2.20am on October 11
- Club decision
- Auvaa left Saracens with immediate effect
What people are saying
Following an incident this weekend, the club has determined that his conduct falls short of the standards expected of everyone who represents Saracens, both on and off the pitch.
It is alleged a man in his 20s was approached by another man who then punched him to the face.
He's a young kid who has only left Samoa once. He is immature. He is a rabbit in the headlights in London. He's a good kid, but he's got it wrong. There's no disputing that. But we need to make sure we establish that sort of behaviour is unacceptable.
Sources
Saracens sack player whose punch sparked Stokes crisis
Saracens sack academy player involved in Stokes-Atkinson fracas after new incident
Saracens sack academy star Totoa Auvaa, 21, for punching a man at 2.15am in St Albans - four months after his 'unprovoked attack' on Gus Atkinson during infamous Chelsea nightclub trip with Ben Stokes
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