How pervasive is this culture of contempt?

The case cast light on a culture of contempt and entitlement in sport, but rugby in particular, and it would be fascinating to examine where the sympathies of Jackson’s and Olding’s team-mates lay, writes Paul Rouse

In 2010, rumours swept through Melbourne that two Australian Rules footballers from the celebrated Collingwood club were about to be questioned by police.

The word was that they were being accused of involvement in a gang rape.