Rugby-South Africa flyhalf Jantjies arrested after incident on flight


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 16 May 2022

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool B - South Africa v Canada - Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe, Japan - October 8, 2019 South Africa's Elton Jantjies kicks a conversion REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa flyhalf Elton Jantjies was arrested for "malicious damage to property" after an incident on an Emirates airlines flight from Dubai to Johannesburg on Sunday, police said.

The 31-year-old, who won the Rugby World Cup with South Africa in 2019, was arrested at OR Tambo International airport after disembarking the flight, police confirmed.

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