Western Bay of Plenty District councillor Margaret Murray-Benge has posted on Facebook about her strong concerns over the temptation of a naked body faced by the Chiefs players.
She said the stripper at the centre of the scandal should never have accepted an invitation to the Mad Monday event in the first place and that the rugby players deserved protection as well.
``I feel quite strongly - why on earth would a stripper go to a rugby do. I feel very sorry for the players -too much drinking and a naked body. Why on earth did the stripper accept the invitation in the first place.''
All of the team were last week censured by New Zealand Rugby after they allegedly hired a stripper then touched her without her consent yelling at her and throwing alcohol and gravel at her.
New Zealand Rugby cleared the players of the claims after an internal investigation, however, all players were given a formal warning that would sit on their records.
The internal inquiry concluded that although the performance was legal and consensual, it was wrong for professional rugby teams to engage in such events and said players had to take collective responsibility.
Murray-Benge said it was important for the team to move on and make sure there was not a repeat of the episode.
