Parks in drink-drive arrest

Scotland fly-half Dan Parks is under investigation after being arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, it was revealed today.

The Glasgow star was detained by police at 3.25am on Sunday on the M8 motorway near Newhouse, North Lanarkshire.

The club has since dropped the Australian-born player from Saturday’s Magners League match against Leinster and launched a probe.

The club said in a statement: “Glasgow Warriors can confirm that it is conducting an internal investigation into the conduct of one of its players.”

Parks has made 47 appearances for Scotland, and was voted the country’s Player of the World Cup after his performance in the 2007 tournament.

However, he was not involved in this season’s RBS 6 Nations.

The 30-year-old joined Glasgow in 2003, before which he spent time with Leeds Tykes and the Eastern Suburbs club in Sydney.

He missed a last-minute penalty in last Friday’s 20-19 Magners League defeat against Ulster, which left the Warriors fifth in the table.

Parks qualifies to play for Scotland as his maternal grandmother was a Scot.

A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: “I can confirm that around 3.25am on Sunday, April 19, a 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with an alleged drink-driving offence on the M8 motorway near Newhouse.

“He is expected to appear at Airdrie Sheriff Court at a later date.”