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ITN - 10.07.2008 13:56

Rugby stars fined over misconduct

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England rugby players Topsy Ojo and Mike Brown have been found guilty of misconduct following an investigation into the tour of New Zealand.

The inquiry was conducted Jeff Blackett, the Rugby Football Union's chief disciplinary officer, and found David Strettle and Danny Care not guilty of misconduct.

Ojo was fined £500 and reprimanded after he was found to have stayed out all night.
Brown was fined £1,000 and reprimanded after also staying out all night and arriving late for a physiotherapist appointment.

Ojo, Brown and Care were at the centre of sex allegations following England's 37-20 defeat by the All Blacks in Auckland.
But no official complaint was made against the players, who denied any wrongdoing.
In a report, Blackett said: "All the players I have interviewed vehemently deny any criminal wrongdoing.
"I have seen or heard no evidence which has been tested to gainsay those denials."
He revealed Strettle was not in the list of people the New Zealand police wished to interview.