Rufus McLean: Glasgow Warriors sack Scotland full-back after domestic abuse guilty plea

Rufus McLean joined Glasgow Warriors successful 2020 and has 3 Scotland caps

Glasgow Warriors person terminated the declaration of Rufus McLean aft the Scotland full-back pleaded blameworthy successful court to home abuse.

Warriors person present ended his declaration arsenic his actions "constituted gross misconduct and breach of contract".

McLean has the close to entreaty against the club's decision.

But nine managing manager Al Kellock said: "Rufus admitted home maltreatment and his actions cannot beryllium condoned.

"We person taken this substance highly seriously. Sadly, with immoderate crime, determination is simply a unfortunate and arsenic a nine we privation to admit the interaction connected the young pistillate involved.

"We are committed to ensuring our players proceed to beryllium affirmative relation models and recognise the privileged positions they hold."

Warriors accent that they were already moving with Police Scotland to enactment and beforehand its antheral acquisition run "Don't beryllium that Guy" and that further workshops are planned successful the coming weeks.

Scottish Rugby main enforcement Mark Dodson said helium volition "fully support" the attack taken by the United Rugby Championship nine successful ending McLean's employment.

"There is nary spot successful today's nine for immoderate signifier of maltreatment and his actions person impacted not lone his nine and rugby successful Scotland but much importantly the beingness of his erstwhile partner, which is some bittersweet and regrettable," helium added.

"We volition proceed to instrumentality a beardown basal against immoderate behaviour which either breaks the instrumentality oregon brings our crippled and its values into disrepute."