Former Kiwi Test forward Russell Packer has been jailed for two years for an unprovoked, alcohol-fuelled attack on a fellow New Zealander outside a Sydney hotel in November.
The sentence caught Packer and his lawyer by complete surprise.
But the magistrate Greg Grogin told Packer in court: “Your behaviour on that night was nothing short oAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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