Six years' jail for rugby rapist

A former professional rugby player has been jailed for six years for raping a woman in a Shropshire alleyway. Fijian-born Watisoni Leqeti, 28, was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court for the rape in Newport in the early hours of 24 February, 2004. Leqeti, who used to play for Newport Rugby Club, denied the charge but was found guilty at the court last month. Judge Robin Onions recommended that Leqeti, of... [read full story]