Cops: Ex-Rugby Star Turns Killer’s Face To Mush

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More proof that rugby players might be the toughest athletes in the world: even their ex-athletes turned criminals are more hardcore than in the US. Witness the case of former New Zealand professional rugby player Mike Edwards : the WELLINGTON DOMINION POST reports that he has been charged with beating a convicted murderer to a pulp and leaving him for dead . Which is a lot more impressive ... [link]

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RUGBY PLAYERS MIGHT BE KINDA TOUGH
Published 8/25/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for cybernetic chimpanzees
... forget that arson charge.  Edwards is also accused of setting the station wagon on fire before he left the scene.  If you want to commit murder, one method is to beat your victim severely with a shotgun, lock him in the trunk of a station wagon, set the station wagon on fire, and then walk away assuming that everything will go according to plan.  Gosh, if only there were a more effective way to kill someone.  **scratches head with shotgun** [Sports by Brooks]

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The Dominion Post: local, national & world news from Wellington's daily newspaper

'TYSON': Prop Mike Edwards, 38, played more than 100 first-class games, including 11 for the Hurricanes and 81 for Wellington. He has been charged with kidnap, arson, grievous bodily harm, use of a firearm and robbery.