Australian rugby legend George Smith was arrested by the Tokyo police on New Year's Eve for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver after refusing to pay his fare, authorities said Wednesday.According to the police, shortly after midnight on Dec. 31, the 37-year-old flanker, who played for Suntory Sungoliath in the most recent season of the Japanese Top League, fled without paying his 10,000 yen ($90) taxi fare and then injured the taxi driver who pursued him.Smith, who punched the 58-year-old male driver in the face and chest, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident which…READ FULL ARTICLE
