Following his team’s World Cup exit, England rugby international Manu Tuilagi has been formally warned by police and fined £3,000 by England rugby officials after jumping from a ferry in Auckland on Sunday.
“I’m really sorry. It was a silly thing to do and I apologise to everybody for any inconvenience,” said Tuilagi.
We sent our reporters out on to the street to find out what you thought about England centre jumping from a ferry and swimming back to the harbour.
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“Oh God, this is terrible news – I hope it won’t adversely affect his application to join Mensa?”
Shaun Williams, Reviewer |
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“Let’s not judge him until all the facts are available. Maybe someone said he’d have to sit next to Martin Johnson.”
Maggie Roach, Review Critic |
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“Come now, we’ve all wanted to jump from a moving ferry at one one time or another. Right?”
Rich Walters, Critic Critic |
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“Did he really jump? Or did he get tossed over the side because the rest of the team mistook him for a dwarf?” Sheila James, Critic Reviewer |
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“I hope it was all just an elaborate set-up for a hilarious ‘manu overboard’ anecdote.” Mike Matthews, Review Critic Reviewer |