Rugby-League convert Ferguson arrested on drugs charges in Japan


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 02 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Britain Rugby League - England v Australia - 2016 Ladbrokes Four Nations - London Stadium - 13/11/16 Australia’s Blake Ferguson celebrates scoring their first try Mandatory Credit: Action Images / John Sibley Livepic

TOKYO (Reuters) - Blake Ferguson, a former Australian rugby league international who recently switched codes, has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of drug offences, his club NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu has said.

The hulking 31-year-old winger played for more than a decade in Australia's elite National Rugby League (NRL) and represented his country seven times.

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