Australia's rugby sevens captain left with fractured skull after 'unprovoked' one-punch attack

A British man has been charged with assault over an incident that saw Australia's Commonwealth Games rugby sevens captain rushed to hospital with a head injury.

Australia's rugby sevens captain left with fractured skull after 'unprovoked' one-punch attack

A British man has been charged with assault over an incident that saw Australia's Commonwealth Games rugby sevens captain rushed to hospital with a head injury.

The 22-year-old suspect, who has not been named, allegedly floored James Stannard with a single punch during an "unprovoked" attack outside a Sydney kebab shop in the early hours of Friday morning.

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