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All Blacks flanker Frizell faces assault charges in court

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell was suspended from the first Bledisloe Cup test against Australia next week after appearing in a Dunedin court on assault charges Tuesday.

Frizell has also been banned from one Super Rugby match for the Highlanders after a disciplinary process conducted by New Zealand Rugby.

Frizell appeared in the Dunedin District Court charged with assaulting two people, including a woman, in a Dunedin bar in May.

After hearing details of the charges, the judge ruled Frizell should be offered diversion, a system which allows first-time offenders to avoid incurring a criminal conviction in return for carrying out community work.

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Frizell, who has made 15 test appearances for the All Blacks, is due in court in September to determine whether he has fulfilled the requirements of the diversion scheme.

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