Former NRL player Craig Field has been charged after a man was left on life support following a punch to the head outside a hotel on the NSW north coast, police say.
The man, 50, was found unconscious outside the Kingscliff Beach Hotel on Marine Parade, Kingscliff, by police and paramedics about 9.15pm yesterday.
He was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and taken to Tweed Heads Hospital, where he remained in a critical condition this morning, a hospital spokesman said.
A 41-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were arrested at a Kingscliff home and taken to Tweed Heads police station, where they were charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. They will appear in Tweed Heads Local Court this afternoon.
A hotel staff member said there was a fight but that he was unable to comment any further.
Police appealed for anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Field, 39, started his league career with Souths in 1990 and was promoted to captain in 1994 before leaving them in 1996\. He spent two seasons at Manly before joining Balmain Tigers, which became Wests Tigers in 2000\. He was dropped from the club by 2002.
He had a playing and coaching stint with Pia in France in 2002 and 2003 before returning to Australia. Field had most recently been the head coach of the Cudgen Hornets A Grade side in the Gold Coast/Tweed Rugby League competition.
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The man, 50, was found unconscious outside the Kingscliff Beach Hotel on Marine Parade, Kingscliff, by police and paramedics about 9.15pm yesterday.
He was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and taken to Tweed Heads Hospital, where he remained in a critical condition this morning, a hospital spokesman said.
A 41-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were arrested at a Kingscliff home and taken to Tweed Heads police station, where they were charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. They will appear in Tweed Heads Local Court this afternoon.
A hotel staff member said there was a fight but that he was unable to comment any further.
Police appealed for anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Field, 39, started his league career with Souths in 1990 and was promoted to captain in 1994 before leaving them in 1996\. He spent two seasons at Manly before joining Balmain Tigers, which became Wests Tigers in 2000\. He was dropped from the club by 2002.
He had a playing and coaching stint with Pia in France in 2002 and 2003 before returning to Australia. Field had most recently been the head coach of the Cudgen Hornets A Grade side in the Gold Coast/Tweed Rugby League competition.
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