Tew commits full support to rape investigation
26 Jun 2012
New Zealand rugby chief Steve Tew said they would assist the South African police’s investigation into a rape accusation levelled at a member of its U20s team in every way they could.
The player in question, whom the NZRU refused to name, had reportedly voluntarily offered blood samples, fingerprints and a statement before being allowed to leave. He and his room-mate are at the centre of the incident where a 22-year-old Cape Town woman claims to have been raped on Friday night after the Junior World Championship final. Tew said his information was the room-mate was not present at the time of the alleged incident. Furthermore claims that four men were present were completely unfounded.
Tew confirmed the player was with the woman and said he was ‘very upset’ at the allegation. He added the case is being taken ‘incredibly seriously’.
‘An allegation of rape is as serious as it gets so the team, both players and management cooperated fully with the authorities in South Africa,’ Tew told Radio New Zealand. ‘We did not leave South Africa until we had their permission to and if there’s any further assistance they require we’ll continue to cooperate fully.
‘I understand at least one player provided some DNA samples to police. It may have been two, it may have been his room-mate because that’s the obvious connection that was made.’
Although the woman had made the allegation, her statement was that she could not remember anything about the incident, including who the person involved was, according to information the NZRU had received from South African police.
Tew said advice would be sought if South African police needed to speak to players further.
‘We’ll have to work that through and we’ll take advice from our government, because these things become a little more complicated with international law but our cooperation will absolutely be there,’ he said.
‘We’ll certainly review the situation at some point in time but right now, our focus is on making sure the police in South Africa have all the information and assistance they require to make sure this investigation is concluded their way.
‘Clearly there are two sides that are very concerned about this and we need to make sure that they’re both able to draw a conclusion as quickly as possible.’
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26 Jun 2012, 15:44 pm
@Stormersboy recons it is totally going to be our year(stormersboy)-98:
I recon you are right.
26 Jun 2012, 15:44 pm
@Stormersboy recons it is totally going to be our year(stormersboy)-98:
true, true.
26 Jun 2012, 15:47 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-101: Thanks.
26 Jun 2012, 15:49 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-101:
26 Jun 2012, 15:50 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-97: oh my word…
26 Jun 2012, 15:56 pm
Same brawl still???
26 Jun 2012, 15:59 pm
@Dawn(Dawn)-106: Isn’t it always?
26 Jun 2012, 16:01 pm
@Stormersboy reckons it is totally going to be our year(stormersboy)-107:
I recon so.
26 Jun 2012, 16:01 pm
Has Pops said “cheers” for good now.
26 Jun 2012, 16:02 pm
@Dawn(Dawn)-108:
I changed it just for you.
26 Jun 2012, 17:13 pm
@Sheriff(Sheriff)-35: Well luckily the law dont work on “gut feeling”. As for relevance , its might involve rugby players by association but its not relevant. If it was then howcome there is no story about the alleged accusations faced by a well known rugby scribe ? The ones about cocaine , prostitutes and sexual harresment ?
26 Jun 2012, 21:18 pm
@sparticus(sparticus)-111: because he is not important
enough in rugby circles unlike joost besides he doesnt even fish
26 Jun 2012, 21:21 pm
If this guy is guilty he must be punished,However if this is another
attempt at extorting money from a player the other party shouldbe brought to book a
well
26 Jun 2012, 21:26 pm
reports state the girl had not been drinking
i cant think of any drugs that could cause memory loss
in that manner.
and even so how did they obtain these substances
i hope not through the airport as that would be epically stupid.
26 Jun 2012, 21:28 pm
333 idiots took the poll
26 Jun 2012, 21:33 pm
@saru1983(saru1983)-114:
> i cant think of any drugs that could cause memory loss
in that manner.
A Roofie
26 Jun 2012, 23:09 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-72:
For a person to keep bringing up someone elses misfortunes seems to care only for themselves.
26 Jun 2012, 23:11 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-117:
oh boy ,is there even a word like “elses” ?
Lets leave the elses out then and leave in someones.
But point still stands
27 Jun 2012, 00:01 am
I see knobber69′s well developed and peculiarly Kiwi or Iwi sense of victimhood is still as strong and selective as ever.
Shame… I really feel for the little sheepshagger
27 Jun 2012, 00:31 am
i know you mean well hurricane & so do i, but please don’t make the mistake of painting popps as only a recipient of abuse here. For someone who likes to paint himself as a patriot whose only mission is to defend the dignity of new zealand it is ironic that he threw the proverbial 1st stone and i’m said to say it was a slippery slop from then on.
No doubt poppa has taken hits, even below the belt ones but he persona on here is all of his own making as he has confessed before in many of his apologies and ‘last posts on this blog’. Not to be flippant but hey to suggest that he doesn’t care what people say here is laughable…
Deep down he does, he knows it.
27 Jun 2012, 00:44 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-119:
I feel f uk all for the doos! Constantly having a “virtual monthly” is not a pretty sight!
27 Jun 2012, 01:17 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-120:
True, he would care about people bringing up his dead family members, i sure as hell would.
But i am sure he would not lose sleep over the constant arguments on here about all sorts but hey i am not Mr Poppa, we are all different there Trans, as HG and Whatever have so kindly shown us.
27 Jun 2012, 05:19 am
“Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the world, with New Zealanders and Australians reported to be leading the world in using it.” – MSN News
Well that explains everything on this blog then re poppadoos, hurricane et al
27 Jun 2012, 07:11 am
Putting aside this rape that seems 50:50 to me and Poep’s sensitivities I think that this silly little hakka hop business is totally overdone generally and the U20′s completely (except for Ali Williams who tries to out clown everyone). NZ have organised themselves special preferential treatment for it and this should be eliminated or they can get a separate set of dancers to do it for them for home games.
27 Jun 2012, 07:24 am
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/7179322/Kiwis-not-welcome-at-backpackers
This is disgusting,see how this guy suffered because of generilisations.
Yes I am guilty too of it in the past,but this thread is turning ugly cause of it.
I think everyone should just chill.
27 Jun 2012, 10:48 am
@whatever(whatever)-123:
well you live in Auckland.
Sort of explains whats happening with you…… sort of
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