Fiji Olympian Masivesi Dakuwaqa has provided apologies to his Biarritz teammate Pierre Pagès after viciously biting his cheek throughout an alcohol-fuelled night time out, an incident that has led to the rugby membership terminating his contract.
In an interview with L’Equipe newspaper on Tuesday, 2016 Fiji Olympic sevens gold medallist Dakuwaqa mentioned he cannot perceive why he attacked Pagès when the scrum-half tried to calm him down after a crew get together final month at an area restaurant in southern France.
Dakuwaqa turned indignant and aggressive after a number of teammates suggested him to not drive house. The Fijian participant reportedly smashed a automobile window, prompting Pagès to return over to speak to him. That is when Dakuwaqa bit his teammate, an harm that left his face bloodied and required 20 stitches at a clinic in Biarritz.
“Following the membership’s inside investigation, the allegations made in opposition to Masivesi Dakuwaqa have made it unattainable for him to proceed his involvement with the membership,” Biarritz, who performs within the second division, mentioned.
The membership mentioned late on Monday that they’d make no additional remark.
Dakuwaqa mentioned he’s “suffering from regret” and might’t cease occupied with Pagès. They haven’t spoken for the reason that incident after his lawyer informed him he was not allowed to get in contact with him.
“I might a lot wish to apologise to Pierre. To apologise to him and his household,” he mentioned, including that he was shocked by what he did.
“It ought to by no means have occurred,” he informed L’Equipe. “If I hadn’t been ingesting, I might by no means have completed it. I drank too many beers. I misplaced my manner. We had organised this meal between gamers to strengthen our crew spirit after a collection of defeats.
“The whole lot was going properly. We have been telling tales and having amusing. Then I had a blackout. I am unable to bear in mind what occurred. I awoke in a drunk tank, with out my shirt, questioning what I used to be doing there. I could not bear in mind a factor. I informed myself I might completed one thing fallacious, however I did not know what. When the police questioned me, I requested them: ‘Why am I right here, what have I completed? They mentioned: ‘You bit somebody. I requested them, ‘Who did I chunk?’ Then they confirmed me a photograph of Pierre taken from Google.”
The 30-year-old Dakuwaqa was a member of Fiji’s 2016 Olympic gold-medal successful squad.
