A rugby player for Australia was injured during a robbery in Sandton ahead of the Test match against the Springboks.
Taniela Tupou, a prop, was walking back to his hotel when his phone was snatched out of his hand. Tupou was not seriously injured during the incident.
In a video released by Rugby Australia, Tupou shows the dressings on his arm where he was cut. He said, “I was at dinner with the front rowers… on our way back someone just came from behind and took my phone.
“I thought it was one of the boys so I looked back and he was wearing a hoodie and ran with my phone. I tried to chase after him and he got in the car and I got some cuts but I’m fine. I lost my phone but I can live with that.”
Captain Mavela Masondo, Gauteng provincial spokesperson for the police said no arrests have been made yet but they are investigating a case of robbery.
Details: Sandton Police Station 011 722 4200.
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