Magistrate Roger Davies, sentencing him, described the defendant as an intelligent man who should have acted in a "more sober and sensible way".

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"If you have packets arriving in little pieces you can very quickly sort them, " said Roger Scantlebury, one of Dr Davies' colleagues.

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The panel of Roger Lewis, David Pickering and Gerald Davies are currently in New Zealand looking to replace sacked coach Gareth Jenkins.

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Davies' words were backed by Roger Draper, the chief executive of Sport England.

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With Warren Gatland taking over as Wales coach, the WRU made Davies Head of Rugby Development in January, Group Chief Executive Roger Lewis calling him one of their key triumvirate alongside Gatland and Elite Performance Director Graeme Maw.

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