Footy-star Wendell Sailor suffers from a blow while he is accused the court of attacking two men in drunken late-night pub-rampage
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- Brisbane Broncos Great has not guilty
- Star, 50, has been accused of common attack
Dual code Rugbyster Wendell Sailor will have to wait more than nine months to defend himself against claims he drunk two men attacked after he was asked to leave a pub.
The 50-year-old former Wallabies Allegedly, the player refused to leave the neighborhood of a bar Sydney‘s City Center on November 6.
He is accused of attacking two men – of whom he is reportedly intimidated – during a violent fight outside the location.
The NRL And Rugby Union International has not guilty of two counts of common abuse, behaving offensive and refuses to leave a recognized building and intimidation.
He must combat the allegations in a hearing at the end of February 2026 with 21 witnesses, including 12 police officers.
“It’s a bigger thing,” Sailor’s lawyer Joseph Giang told the Downing Center Court in Sydney on Thursday.

Former Broncos and Wallabies -star Wendell Sailor (photo) is not guilty of two counts of common abuse, behave in an offensive way and refuse to leave a recognized building and intimidation

Sailor was depicted with an agent (bottom right) in CCTV images when police officers arrested to arrest him in a bar in Sydney on November 6 last year

The Dual International (depicted with wife Tara) will fight to erase his name with 21 witnesses to be called to provide evidence
He said that the alleged incident was recorded on surveillance cameras and body cameras worn by police officers who will be played during the hearing.
The hearing would initially take two days, but magistrate Hugh Donnelly set it down three days after he asked himself whether all the evidence could be heard at that time.
The case will return to the court in November to ensure that the full waste of evidence is served on Sailor’s lawyers before the hearing starts on February 18.
Sailor, who did not have to appear in court on Thursday, remains on bail.
He represented Australia in both Rugby League and Rugby Union and distinguished himself as the best try-scorer when the national side won the Rugby League World Cup in 2000.
Sailor also turned out to be a productive scorer during a four-year rugby union-stint, which crossed 13 times in 37 games for the Wallabies and earned a start in the World Cup final of 2003.
He ended his 222 game NRL career in 2009 after nine seasons at the Brisbane Broncos and two seasons with St George Illawarra.
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