Samoan player in hot water over tweets

Outspoken Samoa centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has been hit with a misconduct charge after accusing Welsh referee Nigel Owens of bias.

Sun, 02 Oct, 2011 - 12:42

Outspoken Samoa centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has been hit with a misconduct charge after accusing Welsh referee Nigel Owens of bias.

The Gloucester star criticised Owens for his handling of Samoa’s 13-5 defeat to South Africa, which saw the Pacific islanders eliminated from the Rugby World Cup.

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