GOLD COAST, Australia — Australia coach Michael Cheika says flanker Lukhan Tui has told Wallabies teammates he will take the rest of the season off after a post-match altercation with a fan. Tui was still able to take his place in the starting team and played the full 80 minutes at blindside flanker. Lukhan didn’t like that, and that’s fair enough.”A Wallabies spokesperson said Cheika hopes to convince Tui to keep playing despite his announcement to the players. Broadcast footage showed the fan verbally abusing players before the incident with Tui. The fan was later led away from the area and detained by Rugby Australia security guards with another offending fan.

Source: National Post September 15, 2018 21:56 UTC