Photo: Getty ImagesAli Williams' cocaine scandal has cost him his role on the children's charity he co-founded with All Blacks greats Richie McCaw and Dan Carter. Created by Williams, Carter and McCaw in 2009, the charity gives grants to teenagers struggling to fund their sporting dreams. Williams and former Wallaby James O'Connor were detained by Paris police over the alleged purchase of cocaine - Williams was charged with buying the substance and O'Connor for possession. Kiwis have had a strong presence in French club rugby for many years, where huge contracts far outweigh the money back home. Former All Black Kees Meeuws spent four years playing French club rugby between 2004-08.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 04, 2017 20:37 UTC