5. George Smith (Suntory Sungoliath)
The former Wallabies captain was sacked by his top-tier Japanese rugby club over an alleged assault of a taxi driver on New Year’s Eve. The 37-year-old flanker was arrested after he allegedly fled without paying his $110 fare and then hit the driver who chased him. Smith — who played 111 tests for Australia — spent 18 days in custody but prosecutors decided not to indict him. But his club, the premiership-winning Suntory Sungoliath, cancelled his contract.
George Smith sacked by Japanese rugby club amid taxi driver assaulthttps://t.co/TdsKbbugDQ pic.twitter.com/uP3yA82M2h
— Sporting News Australia (@sportingnewsau) February 1, 2018