Blues player Kurtis Haiu has today been discharged without conviction.
He appeared today for sentencing in the Pukekohe District Court, after previously admitting assaulting property developer Glenn Cooper and possessing a hammer as a weapon.
Yesterday the court heard he'd lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a property deal and was waiting on news of his cancer when he punched Mr Cooper in the face.
A third charge of assaulting Mr Cooper's partner, Kirsten St George, was earlier withdrawn by police.
The assault happened in May and is believed to be connected to several property deals that turned sour.