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Lawyers for a woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand say she will not be making a police complaint. A woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand has said she will not be making a formal complaint to police.
Auckland police said they were investigating allegations of a sexual assault after England's first Test. Auckland police were investigating allegations of a sexual assault at the city's Hilton Hotel on 15 June.
The incident was alleged to have happened on 15 June at the team's hotel in Auckland after a players' night out. The players, who strenuously denied any wrongdoing, had been on a night out following England's first Test defeat.
Reuters reports that a letter has been sent to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirming no complaint will be made. Lawyers for the woman said she felt making a complaint would attract media attention and threaten her privacy.
Jack Hodder, a partner in New Zealand law firm Chapman Tripp, told the RFU: "We can advise that the victim remains of the view that she will not make a formal complaint to the New Zealand Police." 'Threaten privacy'
He said she felt taking such action would generate "extensive and invasive new media" and "threaten her privacy and personal life". Jack Hodder, a partner in New Zealand law firm Chapman Tripp, told the Rugby Football Union (RFU): "We can advise that the victim remains of the view that she will not make a formal complaint to the New Zealand Police."
He said she thought taking such action would generate "extensive and invasive new media" and "threaten her privacy and personal life".
The players, who have not been identified, declined to be interviewed by police during their tour as no formal complaint had been made.
After the allegation was made, RFU chief executive Francis Baron said the RFU was desperate to clear the players' names.
He said: "We're in a very strange situation - with no allegations, no complaint being made - as to exactly how the name of the players can be cleared."