{"id":51590,"date":"2021-03-30T06:05:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=51590"},"modified":"2021-03-30T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T07:10:13","slug":"ex-wallaby-charged-with-drink-driving-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=51590","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Wallaby charged with drink driving in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu has been involved in another drink driving incident, this time in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Latu&#x27;s club Stade Francais today confirmed that the 28-year-old &quot;was involved in a traffic accident causing material damage early Sunday afternoon.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NLn2aCyp0O?amp=1\" title=\"Respected sports newspaper L&#x27;Equipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Respected sports newspaper L&#x27;Equipe<\/a> and news outlet RTL had previously reported that Latu had been drinking alcohol and then fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle and allegedly hit several parked vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stan.com.au\/sport?utm_source=wwos&amp;utm_medium=partner&amp;utm_campaign=rugby_article\" title=\"The only place rugby fans can watch every match is Stan Sport. Start your free sport trial now!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>The only place rugby fans can watch every match is Stan Sport. Start your free sport trial now!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFParisRugby\/status\/1376545436476002309?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFParisRugby\/status\/1376545436476002309?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latu was then taken to hospital for a check-up and charged by police with drink driving.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Prior to any possible sanction and in order to shed light on the circumstances in which the accident took place, the player will meet with the club management,&quot; a Stade Francais statement said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/latu-could-make-waratahs-return-this-week\/c4e6ba62-29e3-4f0d-996c-4acfb6c73346\" title=\"Latu had a similar incident in Sydney in 2019.\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latu had a similar incident in Sydney in 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/wallabies-squad-2021-australian-rugby-news-dave-rennie-suliasi-vunivalu\/a81b2ff5-cf4d-4219-abfa-86f017d12a11\" title=\"Rennie explains surprise Wallabies selections\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Rennie explains surprise Wallabies selections<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/super-rugby-2021-scores-ladder-highlights-rob-penney-sacked-waratahs\/eb94ee08-ba14-4acf-908b-3f472a542d8b\" title=\"Legend rejects logic of NSW&#x27;s Penney drop\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Legend rejects logic of NSW&#x27;s Penney drop<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/super-rugby-download-taniela-tupou-brumbies-reds-jordie-barrett-aaron-smith\/e21d2ad6-fc09-4cad-b27a-c016d231ad8d\" title=\"The scariest sight in world rugby\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>The scariest sight in world rugby<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6244776732001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/03\/350996\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"The world&#x27;s biggest winger\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckmrkti5p002u0hpg3f6r0wbe\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then playing for the Waratahs, Latu pleaded guilty in court to mid range drink driving after being found slumped at the wheel of his car and registering a 0.135 blood alcohol reading.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Latu was one of the star&#x27;s of Australia&#x27;s 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He told AFP this year that he was keen to add to his 19 Test caps.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I haven&#x27;t spoken to Dave Rennie but I&#x27;d love to,&quot; Latu said.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"9813818b-bfdb-43dd-b14e-51acea8b0441\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9813818b-bfdb-43dd-b14e-51acea8b0441\" alt=\"Tolu Latu\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;With the rules and stuff and the depth Australian rugby has at hooker I don&#x27;t think they&#x27;ll be bringing back any foreigners to fill in that position.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s a team I always want to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If the opportunity comes up I would take it with both hands.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lequipe\/status\/1376557431992487936?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/lequipe\/status\/1376557431992487936?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"\" title=\"clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu has been involved in another drink driving incident, this time in Paris. 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