South African World Cup winner arrested after incident on plane

South Africa rugby player Elton Jantjies, center, appears in Kempton Park magistrates court in Johannesburg, Monday, May 16, 2022. Jantjies was arrested for allegedly causing damage to an aircraft during a flight home from a vacation in Turkey. (AP Photo)

Springboks rugby player Elton Jantjies is set to appear at a South African court after being arrested for allegedly causing damage to a plane during a flight home from holiday in Turkey.

Jantjies, a member of the winning Rugby World Cup squad in 2019, was arrested after arriving at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday morning, his agent James Adams said.