Horse co-owned by rugby legend wins virtual Grand National
Rugby NewsSaturday, 04 April 2020 at 20:30
Potters Corner has won the televised Virtual Grand National after the big race was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 18-1 shot beat runner-up Walk In The Mill (16-1) in the computer-simulated race, with Any Second Now (10-1) third.
Tiger Roll, the 5-1 favourite, was fourth and 12-1 chance Burrows Saint finished fifth.
Bookmakers offered odds, with profits going to NHS Charities Together.
Co-owned by current Welsh rugby star Jonathan Davies, Potters Corner came out on top.
LIST | Five times rugby players were arrested on team socials
Sometimes team socials go from being a quiet drink to something a lot more wild. Here's five players who got a little too drunk...
1. Andy Powell - Wales
Powell was arrested "for taking and driving away a golf buggy" a few hours after the Welsh team's last-minute victory over Scotland in their 2010 Six Nations match. He was arrested near Junction 33 on the M4 motorway at 0600 GMT 14 February 2010.
The following day, for behaviour "contrary to the squad's code of conduct", he was removed from Wales' 35-man training squad for the Six Nations 2010, and played no further part in the tournament He was later given a 15-month driving ban and fined after admitting the offence at Cardiff Magistrates court.
2. Kyle Sinckler - British & Irish Lions
The incident occurred in 2017 while Sinckler, then 24, was out in central Auckland following the Lions' 1-1 series draw with New Zealand.
An Auckland police spokesperson said: "Police can confirm they attended an incident involving minor disorder in central Auckland early on Sunday morning.
"A male was placed under arrest but was not charged after further inquiries established that the incident did not warrant prosecution.
"He was then taken to his accommodation by police. Auckland police has no further comment on this incident."
3. Danny Cipriani - Gloucester
Cipriani was arrested and charged for common assault, larceny, assault on police, resisting arrest, and being disorderly on licensed premises in Jersey. It was reported at the time that Cipriani got into an altercation with a bouncer outside The Little Drift nightclub.
He pleaded guilty to common assault and resisting arrest from the August 15, 2018 incident, and was ordered to pay £250 compensation to a police officer. The other charges were dropped.
4. Manu Tuilagi - England
During the 2011 Rugby World Cup. the centre, returning from a day-trip with team-mates, dived overboard at around 7pm in the evening and swam to a nearby pier, where he was detained by waiting police. He was subsequently fined £3,000 by the RFU
5. George Smith - Suntory Goliath
The Wallabies legend was arrested in Japan following a night out with teammates after allegedly running from a taxi on New Year’s Eve. He also reportedly refused to pay for it and punched the driver before being chased.
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