Victim of alleged rugby assault will not make complaint

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The victim of an alleged sexual assault by four members of the England rugby team in New Zealand will not be making a formal complaint to police, her lawyers said on Friday. England's tour of New Zealand last month was marred when Auckland police said they were investigating allegations of a sexual assault by players after the first test at Eden Park. The victim refused to make a complaint while the team was in New Zealand and the players, under legal advice, declined to be interviewed by police until a complaint was made. Lawyers acting for the victim have now written a letter to the Rugby Football Union (RFU), which has been released to New Zealand media. It says she will not be making a complaint to police and will not deal directly with the RFU's independent inquiry into the matter. (Reporting by... [read full story]