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November 15, 201113 yr

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Guildford faces fresh allegations

The fallout from All Blacks winger Zac Guildford's drunken binge last Thursday continues as he has now been accused of sexual harassment.

Guildford made headlines when it was revealed that he staggering naked and bleeding into a bar then assaulting two people while on holiday in the Cook Islands

Kelly Pick, a triathlete in the small Pacific nation, said Guildford also repeatedly made lewd sexual comments and harassed her as she was on a training run along a road on the main island Rarotonga.

"His behaviour was totally inappropriate to the point where I felt unsafe," Pick wrote in a letter published in the Cook Islands News on Tuesday.

"He was obviously highly intoxicated and driving his rental scooter very dangerously and speeding like an idiot.

"I got back from my run totally shaken and angry that someone feels they have the right to harass and leer at other people."

Pick told Radio New Zealand she had lodged a complaint with Cook Islands police about Guildford's behaviour last Thursday.

"(He) can't just continue this kind of behaviour and there be no consequences for him," she said.

Guildford issued an apology Monday over his conduct, saying he was "hugely embarrassed" and would seek help to "sort myself out".

The 22-year-old, who has a history of problems with alcohol, was publicly reprimanded by All Blacks management during the recent Rugby World Cup.

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Johnson resigns as England coach

England coach Martin Johnson has resigned after the team's disappointing World Cup campaign.

His contract was due to expire at the end of the year and after taking time to consider his future, Johnson informed the Rugby Football Union of his intention to stand down. Johnson's decision follows a miserable World Cup which ended with a 19-12 quarter-final defeat to France and featured a series of on and off-field controversies.

The forty-one-year-old, who captained England to victory at the 2003 World Cup, took over the reins following Brian Ashton's departure and in 38 matches in charge he guided England to 21 victories. Johnson and the Rugby Football Union's director of elite rugby Rob Andrew will hold a press conference on Wednesday at 1600 GMT.

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