Cowan told: Stop boozing or you’re out

[travelling_gerry]

All Blacks scrum-half Jimmy Cowan has been ordered to stop drinking alcohol or face the sack after attending a New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) misconduct hearing.

Cowan was summoned to appear after being arrested twice in the last two months for disorder offences following drinking binges.

He was fined $A2400 by the NZRU and ordered to undergo counselling but was allowed to stay in the squad on the condition that he gives up alcohol.

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[force addict]

and what happened to this option for Henjak? i'm not being ignorant but i never really read into that situation

[Swee_82]

FA, it's the NZRU's perogative to do what it thinks is right, just as it was the ARU/Rugby WA's in teh Henjak case, media and community pressure not withstanding- hope this one doesn't turn out badly for them.

[BLR]

And Cowan didn't punch his team-mate out/play for the Force.

On a side note, has anyone seen booze stores down south in NZ, no wonder there is a binge drinking problem.

[Burgs]

Bet they can't compete with US$12 for 2 litres of spirits that you get in US supermarkets BLR

[Elf1]

Bet they can't compete with US$12 for 2 litres of spirits that you get in US supermarkets BLR

Man that would last me a lifetime

[Burgs]

One way or another, yes Elf

[BLR]

Bet they can't compete with US$12 for 2 litres of spirits that you get in US supermarkets BLR

I dunno, they have huge plastic casks that you fill your own bottle up with at the bottle store....I don't remember how much it is a litre but it was dirt cheap from memory. Plus Otago is so cold you've got to be half pissed just to not get hypothermia.