Leinster to keep Spicer despite guilty plea for assault
Leinster Rugby has confirmed that second row Alan Spicer remains a member of the province's academy for this season, but he has been disciplined internally after appearing in court charged with assaulting a woman earlier this year.
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Leinster Rugby has confirmed that second row Alan Spicer remains a member of the province's academy for this season, but he has been disciplined internally after appearing in court charged with assaulting a woman earlier this year.
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Leinster to keep Spicer despite guilty plea for assault
Leinster Rugby has confirmed that second row Alan Spicer remains a member of the province's academy for this season, but he has been disciplined internally after appearing in court charged with assaulting a woman earlier this year.
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