League player in court

Former Junior Kiwis rugby league player John Te Reo appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday over an alleged street bashing that led to his being sacked by the Brisbane Broncos club.

Te Reo, 21, from Wellington, was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm.

The charges relate to an incident in the early hours of October 9 that left a 32-year-old man in hospital with a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain.

Te Reo was not required to enter a plea and the matter was adjourned until January.

His Broncos teammate Ian Lacey faced court this month on the same charge. He too was sacked.