- Brisbane Broncos great accused of crimes on November 6
- The problem supposedly began when it was asked to leave bar
Rugby Wendell's great sailor will dispute accusations that he assaulted two men during a night of drunks in a bar in the city center.
The former star of Brisbane Broncos and 50 -year -old Wallabies declared himself innocent of all the charges against him during a brief hearing in the local court of the Sydney Downney Center on Thursday.
Police claim that Sailor refused to leave the neighborhood of a bar in the city center after the service was rejected on the night of November 6.
During the incident, the former extreme is accused of assaulting two men, one of whom is also accused of intimidating.
He has been accused of two charges of common assault, behaving offensively, refusing to leave a license and harassment or intimidation.
Police had fought to produce some key CCTV images in relation to the matter, which had caused the pleas, they told the court.
Dual Stary Stary Stark Sailor (in the photo) faces charges of two common assault positions, behaving offensively, refusing to leave a premises with license and harassment or intimidation
Sailor is shown with a policeman (down to the right) in CCTV images taken when police officers arrived to arrest him in a Sydney bar on November 6 of last year
There was a setback for Sailor (in the photo playing for Brisbane) when the prosecution of his lawyer withdrew that one of the charges was retired by the Prosecutor's Office during a hearing in a Sydney court on Thursday.
Sailor's lawyer, Adam Houda, previously said to the Court that the investigators intended to withdraw one of the assault charges, a suggestion that the Prosecutor demolished.
“The officer in charge contacted me and told me that he was going to withdraw a position,” said Houda.
A prosecutor replied: “That is not the case, his honor.”
Sailor represented Australia both in the Rugby League and in the Rugby Union, including the Gain of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, where he was the best scorer.
He played nine seasons with Brisbane's Broncos before finishing his NRL race in 2009 after two seasons with St George Illawarra.
The matter will return to court on March 20.