Australian Olympians damage rooms, show ‘unacceptable’ behaviour on flight home
Rugby Australia said later on Tuesday it had launched its own investigation after being informed by Australian team officials of “unacceptable” behavior by rugby and football players on the flight home from the Olympics.
“Rugby Australia has been made aware of incidents involving the Australian men’s Sevens program after being informed by the Australian Olympic Committee,” it said. “Rugby Australia has begun its own internal investigation into the matter…. Rugby Australia expects the highest standards of all its employees, modeling the values of our game – respect, integrity, passion and teamwork.”
Australian Olympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Matt Carroll said he had received reports from the CEOs of rugby and football, investigating reports of rowdy behavior on a flight into Sydney last Friday. “It’s extremely disappointing but both Rugby and Football have told me that such behaviour is certainly not acceptable within their sports and have sincerely apologized to the Australian Olympic Team.“While there has been no formal complaint from the airline, unacceptable behaviour was brought to our attention and I directly raised the issue with our member sports CEOs.”