€29,000 punishment for Tindall

MIKE TINDALL’S Test career appears to be over after his off-field behaviour during the World Cup resulted in him being kicked out of England’s elite squad and fined £25,000 (€29,000) by the England RFU.

The Rugby Players’ Association announced last night that 33-year-old Tindall would appeal the fine, describing it as “extraordinary”.

Tindall, 33, has been punished for events at a bar in Queenstown, New Zealand during England’s failed World Cup sojourn, when they made a quarter-final exit and were affected by a series of off-field issues.