Chiefs forward Sione Lauaki will train with his teammates in Queenstown this week ahead of his court appearance on Thursday for an assault charge.
A Chiefs statement today said Lauaki would travel with the squad to Queenstown tomorrow to help them prepare for the pre-season Super 14 match against the
Highlanders there on Thursday evening.
All Blacks loose forward Lauaki would return before then for his Hamilton District Court appearance, facing a charge of common assault.
The charge carries a maximum jail term of one year.
Lauaki was arrested in Hamilton in the early hours of Friday morning after allegedly assaulting a 26-year-old man.
Lauaki played in seven test matches in his first season as an All Black, making his debut last June against Fiji.
- NZPA
