Hurricanes lock Jason Eaton's breach of team protocol
occurred during a night out when a barman refused to serve
him drinks, the Dominion Post newspaper said today.
It was announced yesterday that the All Blacks forward will
miss Saturday's Super 14 rugby match against the Western
Force in Wellington.
Hurricanes management would not comment on the breach,
describing it as an employment issue.
A team statement simply said Eaton was not considered for
this Saturday's game, but the newspaper reported today that
the stand-down followed a letter sent to the New Zealand
Rugby Union complaining about a verbal exchange at a bar.
It was unclear when the breach occured, but Hurricanes coach
Colin Cooper said Eaton had to accept the consequences of
breaking team protocol.
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