Saracens sack academy player Auvaa after St Albans incident

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 18:32 · Archive

Saracens has sacked academy player Totoa Auvaa with immediate effect following an incident over the weekend in St Albans. The 21-year-old's dismissal comes four months after a melee at the Rex Rooms nightclub in Chelsea involving former England cricket captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson. In that incident, Auvaa aimed a punch at Atkinson that missed but struck a member of the England & Wales Cricket Board's security team. He was cleared of wrongdoing by Saracens at the time, though an ECB disciplinary hearing found Stokes and Atkinson had breached behavioural standards, leading to their suspension from England's next match against New Zealand.

Daily Mail Sport reports that the latest incident involved Auvaa punching another man in the face in the early hours of last Sunday morning, following Saracens' league victory over Bristol Bears. Saracens confirmed in a statement that Auvaa had left the club with immediate effect, saying his conduct fell short of the standards expected of everyone representing the club both on and off the pitch.

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• Saracens sack academy player involved in Stokes-Atkinson fracas after new incidentSaracens have sacked Totoa Auvaa with immediate effect after an incident over the weekend - four months after the forward was involved in the nightclub altercation that preceded Ben Stokes' retirement from international cricket.Sky Sports · 12 Oct, 20:06
• Saracens sack academy player involved in cricket nightclub fracas after another incident21-year-old Totoa Auvaa has been released by SaracensIndependent Sport · 12 Oct, 18:38
• Saracens sack player who sparked Stokes captaincy crisis after latest incidentPrem club release statement after releasing Totoa Auvaa ‘His conduct falls short of the standards expected’ Totoa Auvaa, the Saracens academy player who triggered the Ben Stokes captaincy crisis by throwing a punch at his England teammate Gus Atkinson, has been sacked after another incident over the weekend. “Following an incident this weekend, the club has determined that his conduct falls short of the standards expected of everyone who represents Saracens, both on and off the pitch,” read a Saracens statement. More details soon … Continue reading...The Guardian · 12 Oct, 18:08
• Saracens sack academy star Totoa Auvaa, 21, for punching a man at 2.15am in St Albans - four months after his 'unprovoked attack' on Gus Atkinson during infamous Chelsea nightclub trip with Ben StokesSaracens starlet Totoa Auvaa has been sacked by the London club with immediate effect just four months after being embroiled in a melee with former England cricket captain Ben Stokes.Daily Mail Sport · 12 Oct, 17:55

In this story: Totoa Auvaa · Ben Stokes · Gus Atkinson · Saracens · England & Wales Cricket Board · St Albans · Chelsea

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