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Tindall admits drink-drive charge | Tindall admits drink-drive charge |
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England rugby player Mike Tindall has pleaded guilty to drink driving. | England rugby player Mike Tindall has pleaded guilty to drink driving. |
The 29-year-old Gloucester centre was charged with drink-driving after being arrested on the M4 near Newbury in Berkshire on 15 March. | The 29-year-old Gloucester centre was charged with drink-driving after being arrested on the M4 near Newbury in Berkshire on 15 March. |
Tindall, from Minchinhampton, Gloucs, was stopped the morning after a day at the races in Cheltenham with his partner Zara Phillips. | Tindall, from Minchinhampton, Gloucs, was stopped the morning after a day at the races in Cheltenham with his partner Zara Phillips. |
He admitted being over the legal alcohol limit at Reading Magistrates' Court and was bailed until 24 October. | |
'Special circumstances' | |
He will appear before magistrates in Newbury, West Berkshire, for a "special reasons" hearing, the court heard. | |
Tindall's lawyer, Richard Mallett, said a medical expert would be called on that occasion to present the special circumstances of the case. | |
At the time of his offence Tindall was injured with a bruised liver, an injury suffered while playing against Wales. | |
Officers pulled over his Range Rover Sport and he failed a breath test. He was subsequently arrested and charged. |