Guilford avoids assault charge
15 Nov 2011
Zac Guildford will not be charged for alleged assault during a drunken evening as nobody has laid a complaint.
The All Blacks wing was picked up by Cook Island police on Thursday night at a popular bar after complaints had been lodged about his behaviour. The officers arrived to find Guilford drunk, naked and bleeding from cuts and scratches incurred during what was initially reported to be a brawl with a 60-year-old patron. When police arrived they said there was no evidence of a physical fight.
On Tuesday morning acting police commissioner Aka Matapo said no assault charges had been filed, and explained they had only taken Guilford into custody so that they could escort him to the hospital to have his wounds treated. Guilford attempted to escape en route to the hospital and was later taken to the police station ‘to prevent any more breach of the peace on that particular night,’ Matapo told the Dominion Post.
‘He was very remorseful, apologetic of his actions and he couldn’t remember what had happened. He was warned, he was told what happened and why he was detained here at the police station, and by then the police realised that he was a member of the All Blacks.’
Guilford, however, has also been accused of harassment by Cook Islands tri-athlete Kelly Pick, who claims a drunk Guildford drove slowly past her, back and forth, on his rented scooter ‘shouting inappropriate sexual and defamatory comments to me’ while she was running on Friday.
‘His behaviour was totally inappropriate to the point where I felt unsafe,’ Pick said in a letter to the Cook Island News. ‘He was obviously highly intoxicated and driving his rental scooter very dangerously and speeding like an idiot. I got back from my run totally shaken and angry that someone feels they have the right to harass and leer at other people. We don’t need tourists like him on our island.’
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15 Nov 2011, 12:27 pm
feel sorry for zac.
he must be in hell right now.
hope he gets himself sorted sharpish.
15 Nov 2011, 12:29 pm
@The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-49:
Its taken me 5 years but i think i am getting into the swing of this blogging thing.
15 Nov 2011, 12:29 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-44:
Popps, you are a cruel barsttard.
I like that.
8)
15 Nov 2011, 12:31 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-46:
Mate I can tell that my opinion means the world to you. You respect my opinion and I cannot fault you on that.
When I posted my first comment I knew you would be first to respond.
15 Nov 2011, 12:31 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-51:
For sure Ranger.
15 Nov 2011, 12:31 pm
This kid has a huge profile and if he can beat this disease he can be a great rolemodel for kids.
15 Nov 2011, 12:35 pm
Please put a sock in this sentimental sadness and emotional soul searching on behalf of Guildford. A young guy got hammered and made a fool of himself. That’s about the full complexity of the story. I know you’re all proudly metrosexual, but this Oprah & Dr Phil show is getting pretty fcking nauseating.
15 Nov 2011, 12:37 pm
did they also take the ewe in for questioning?
might be able to point out the last location of zac’s clothes
15 Nov 2011, 12:37 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-54:
lol ok Sheriff, as mad as you are i do read all your posts.
15 Nov 2011, 12:38 pm
The 5 Pillars of Truth, on Keo.Comedy.za
- Mish
- Black Panther.
- David.
- Wallaby.
- Brads.
15 Nov 2011, 12:39 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-52:
Quantity has improved but the quality has deteriorated over the said period.
Remember quality is what we’re after…
15 Nov 2011, 12:40 pm
@charo(charo)-58: I believe he didn’t even leave her the cash on the dressing table. Just an I owe ewe.
15 Nov 2011, 12:41 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-59:
The brand ‘Sheriff’ is more firmly established in your psyche than the brand ‘all blacks’
15 Nov 2011, 12:43 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-59:
Actually Hurricane,
The Lawman was not always the loose cannon that he now is.
Once upon a time, he was a reasonable ballanced human being. Not without failings……………………………………………..like us all.
But reasonable man just the same.
But that was long ago.
15 Nov 2011, 12:44 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-61:
Good point Sheriff.
Tell me when you start with the quality posts and i will join in.
15 Nov 2011, 12:46 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-62: @charo(charo)-58:
lol,
two classy guys.
15 Nov 2011, 12:48 pm
@The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-64:
yes, he is our lawman after all so we should stand by him.
He has derailed somewhere along the way but i faith in him getting back on track.
15 Nov 2011, 12:50 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-62:
NOw thats is one of the funniest things i have seen on here in a long time.
15 Nov 2011, 12:50 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-65:
I think the 5 year period coincides with the build-up to RWC 2011; it was a tough time for New Zealand.
As a random kiwi you shared in the anxiety, naturally it showed.
The key to being an effective blogger is to have a cool head at all times, composure. Blog with your head not the heart.
Mate where are you based?
15 Nov 2011, 12:55 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-69:
Hmmm i just dont know what to say to that Sheriff, you got me.
I am a Wellingtonian that lives in Christchurch.
15 Nov 2011, 12:55 pm
Lower Hutt rocks
15 Nov 2011, 12:55 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-62:
he hit and ram?
15 Nov 2011, 12:57 pm
@Dawn(Dawn)-71:
15 Nov 2011, 12:57 pm
@The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-64:
We must not feel that people are unreasonable when you show us our wrong ways.
Our first reaction is to condemn, but pause (touch, crouch, engage) for a while and embrace the truth.
Listen mate, I’m happy for Ted – he is too good a coach not to win the WC, but there are some serious problems there. Before RWC2011 my appetitie to travelling to NZ was 10 on a scale 0 to 100.
Now it’s like 1.37 on that same scale.
My concern is that I will cheated there immediately upon arrival.
15 Nov 2011, 12:58 pm
@Gunther(gunther)-72: I think he simply didn’t bring enough cash. He was told she was sheep-sheep.
15 Nov 2011, 13:00 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-74:
Sheriff, you wont be cheated, all our refs live in Oz and England
15 Nov 2011, 13:00 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-70:
I see.
Well then I’m glad the natural disaster(s) in those parts did not destroy your internet facilities.
Why did Nonu and Weepu move to the Blues??
15 Nov 2011, 13:00 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-74: the only people cheated upon your arrival in NZ is the customs officers who have to search you… poor basterauds…
15 Nov 2011, 13:02 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-70:
so your house isn’t worth as much as you thought it was then?
15 Nov 2011, 13:07 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-77:
Internet was out for about a week after the Feb earthquake in my area, we had no power or water to the house for 4 days, hoping all this is behind us now.
I have a funny feeling most the players that have left is due to the coach.
Funny thing that Andrew Hoare said when questioned on who should be the next AB coach. He said the Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett should be, then laughed.
15 Nov 2011, 13:08 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-78:
I think it’s fair to say that if and when I do travel to NZ that I will make it a distinct objective not to POP in there at your place.
Here’s what it will prolly look like:
21 Dec 2013:
8h00: daily reminder – avoid any contact (even eye contact) with Poppa
8h30: Breakfast with mates
10h00: Relax
12h30: Light healthy lunch (if available)
14h00: Relax
15 Nov 2011, 13:08 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-75:
what a chop.
15 Nov 2011, 13:09 pm
@Gunther(gunther)-79:
yep, its worth alot more than what i could buy in SA.
See where i live my kids can walk down the park and play, they can walk to the shopping mall and come back. My house is worth alot.
15 Nov 2011, 13:11 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-81: that makes two of us happy… but you should call into my place, I can show you photos of Bill with Ritchie and the boys..
we can discuss the shine the flashbulb gives William Webb…
15 Nov 2011, 13:13 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-80:
Yeah it must a terrible thing to live with, the possibility of an earthquake.
So who is coach at the Blues? Pat Lam?
Canes without Nonu and Weepu will be less of a threat, that’s for sure.
15 Nov 2011, 13:13 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-83: Our kids do all those things too.
Without raincoats and wellies.
Hmmm?
Thought so.
15 Nov 2011, 13:15 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-83:
but will it be there when they get back?
15 Nov 2011, 13:23 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-84:
I will never go there for rugby reasons.
SA the true custodians of rugby values, traditions and ethos. We basically have it all. The weather, the fans, the stadiums, the braais, the RWC x 2, the blog, the this, the that …
If I do go then it will be to prove the theory wrong that there are no snakes in NZ; from what I can see there are plenty
15 Nov 2011, 13:25 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-85:
Yeah Sheriff, especially when we hear that these earthquakes have not come from the main fault line that runs through the South Island.
Pat Lam is blues coach, and yeah i am going to have a hell of a cr@p year in this super 15.
I have asked fellow bloggers on here to be nice, but we all know…..its all on,anyone is fair game.
@>^..^< katman(katman)-86:
What? Did your raincoats get stolen?
a bit of facts on christchurch
Canterbury has warm summers and cool to cold winters.
Maximum temperatures in summer are typically in the 27°- 33° range.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Christchurch was 42°.
In winter the temperatures can range from 2°- 12°.
Average Relative Humidity (9am)
January: 73%
July: 87%
Rainfall
Average Rain Days 1mm or more: 85 per annum
Average Annual Rainfall: 648mm
Not to bad really. We dont always have rain as you probably know.
But we do have a huge difference between winter and summer in temperatures
15 Nov 2011, 13:27 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-88: lmfao.. too funny Sheriff… true custodans of rugby values? dont make me laugh..
eye-gouging is a custom is it?
sweeping water of the field to avoid losing because the match would be abandoned is true rugby traditions, values and ethos?
having a 60000 odd petition asking for a ref never to ref a game again is the true custodial way of dealing with human error?
best i check the time on my new gold watch, seeing as its traditional…
15 Nov 2011, 13:29 pm
@Gunther(gunther)-87:
you meaning the earthquakes?
3 of the 25 houses down our street are all collapsed in, we have 6 houses for sale and we are in one of the worst hit areas in Christchurch.
But our house is only 4 years old, actually the newest house in the street.
15 Nov 2011, 13:32 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-91:
By the way, we have been through 8000+ earthquakes in the last 14 months.
It works out to be around 19 earth quakes a day.
15 Nov 2011, 13:34 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-91:
earthquakes are like crime.
they take no prisoners.
will anyone buy a collapsed house?
does the insurance pay out?
15 Nov 2011, 13:36 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-90:
You know it now, now embrace it.
We set the standard.
15 Nov 2011, 13:39 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-94: indeed you do Sheriff, indeed you do..
standard is apt for the type of rugby you guys play, i cant dispute that at all… if you guys could incorporate some backline moves Id then bump you guys up to intermediate, but for now standard it is…
15 Nov 2011, 13:45 pm
@Gunther(gunther)-93:
In NZ we have an insurance called EQC ( Earthquake commision) that looks after these sorts of insurances. I believe they will pay for any damage up to $100,000 house and contents after that your normal insurance kicks in and helps.You can claim against EQC after any earthquake thats hits over 5.0 on the richter scale.A few people have had at least 5-6 claims of over $10,000.
House holders without insurances get helped by the government to a point i believe but will never get what the house is worth if its completely destroyed.
No one will buy a collapsed house.
15 Nov 2011, 14:00 pm
I dont know why drinking or being an alcoholic or drug addict is called a disease, my view is that is a cop out, these things are self inflicted, I know from past experience very few people agree with this view.
15 Nov 2011, 14:11 pm
@Treehugger(Treehugger)-97: It’s this modern day affliction the world suffers from. If your baby refuses a meal, you must take her to a dietician. If you toddler throws a tantrum, you must book him into therapy. If your teenager is caught smoking you’ve probably already lost him to the world, and if you have an argument with your wife, you’d better get some marriage counseling before you hit the skids. We’ve been duped by Oprah Wifrey and self-help books into thinking everything is a disease, disorder or disaster. So a guy gets plastered and makes him name tottie in a pub, and suddenly he is sick and we all must pour out our sympathies for him.
Fok dit.
15 Nov 2011, 14:23 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-98:
lekker ou skool.
fuckdrphil
smaak it
15 Nov 2011, 14:40 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-98:
true…
and if your dog craps in the house you have pay for a ‘whisperer’ to anal-ise your mutt and find out what psychological trauma or emotional deprivation caused it to squat on your pillow…
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