James O'Connor suspended by Toulon over drugs arrest
Tuesday 28 February 2017 17:41, UK
Former Australia back James O'Connor has been suspended by his club Toulon after he was arrested last weekend in Paris for a drugs offence.
O'Connor and former All Blacks lock Ali Williams spent more than 24 hours in custody after they were arrested outside a nightclub for buying cocaine in the early hours of Saturday, with O'Connor subsequently fined for cocaine use by the Paris prosecutor's office the following day.
He met with Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal on Tuesday and was suspended as a precautionary measure before another meeting "within eight days", Toulon said.
Williams admitted to buying the equivalent of 2.4 grams of the drug, and faces a hearing with the prosecutor's office.
The 2011 Rugby World Cup winner has been suspended by his club, Racing 92.
