Police investigate allegation against England players (From Daily Echo)
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Police investigate allegation against England players
11:00pm Tuesday 17th June 2008 in
Auckland police are investigating an allegation that has been made against four England players following an alleged incident in the team hotel.
The Rugby Football Union confirmed the unnamed players are helping the police with their inquiries.
The alleged incident occurred in a private room at the team's Hilton hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning (local time) after England's 37-20 defeat to New Zealand.
In a brief statement, the RFU said: ''The England rugby team has been informed by Auckland Police that an allegation has been made against four members of the England playing squad.
''Whilst no formal complaint has been made we are co-operating with the police and their enquiries.
''In the circumstances we are unable to make any further comment.'' A spokesperson for Auckland police would not confirm the nature of the allegation nor confirm the identity of the players.
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