Fijian Rugby Union official Peter Murphy has been charged with drink-driving, just days before warning that players' consumption of kava and alcohol would be carefully controlled during the World Cup.
Murphy, an Australian who is on an International Rugby Board contract as the Fiji union's high performance manager,spent a night in a police cell on Friday and was charged with drink-driving.
The former Australian Olympic rower is one of 15 officials who will accompany the team to France and Wales later this month.
Nadi Rugby Union secretary Samu Kailawadoko told the Fiji Times it was a "personal matter for the court to deal with".
But he said all top rugby officials, especially those associated with the World Cup campaign, needed to act as role models.
"The idea is to walk the talk," Kailawadoko said.
Murphy this week warned there would be measures in place to ensure Fijian players did not drink to excess during the RWC.
"If there is an after-match function we can let the players have a few beers," he said. "Otherwise, when we have a team day out we could have a few beers - but that will be it."
