GBH Charge
In 2009 Vainikolo was found not guilty after being accused of grievous bodily harm. On December 18, 2008 he was arrested and charged after being accused of assaulting a man in a fight outside a nightclub in Bath.
A spokesman for the Gloucester said Vainikolo had not been suspended and there was "no reason" for the star to miss the next match. The statement also said "Lesley vigorously contests this allegation and, as demonstrated this season, remains completely focused on his rugby and will not allow this matter to distract him". He appeared before the Magistrates Court on 2 January 2009, where he was found not guilty.
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