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George criticises 'unacceptable' Auvaa over nightclub incident

BBC News · Jun 27, 2026, 8:16 AM

Key takeaways

  • Totoa Auvaa is a Samoan back row
  • Jamie George has criticised his Saracen's team-mate Totoa Auvaa's "unacceptable" behaviour after the Samoan was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricket captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson.
  • Stand-in England rugby captain George, who has 110 caps, said the academy player is like "a rabbit in the headlights in London" and the 21-year-old "doesn't know right from wrong" but insisted he was a "good kid".

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Totoa Auvaa is a Samoan back row

Jamie George has criticised his Saracen's team-mate Totoa Auvaa's "unacceptable" behaviour after the Samoan was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricket captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson.

Stand-in England rugby captain George, who has 110 caps, said the academy player is like "a rabbit in the headlights in London" and the 21-year-old "doesn't know right from wrong" but insisted he was a "good kid".

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