Six Nations 2010: Andy Powell fears Wales axe after motorway golf buggy prank

Bystaff Published: 9:40AM GMT twenty-four February 2010

Drop fears: Andy Powell believes he could be axed by Wales Photo: GETTY IMAGES

The 28-year-old was arrested for splash pushing at a use hire in the early hours of February fourteen after pushing a golf cart nearby the M4 motorway.

Powell"s misdeed came following a night of celebrations after Wales" fantastic come-from-behind 31-24 win over Scotland and the Millennium Stadium the prior day.

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The Wales Rugby Union changed rught away to dump Powell from their Six Nations patrol and, vocalization for the initial time given the incident, the apologetic behind row brazen admits he might right away never fool around for his nation again.

"After violence Scotland the approach we did I had a couple of as well most beers and enjoyed the night a bit as well much," he said.

"I should have been meditative some-more about what I was you do and, if I had, I would never have finished it. It was a foolish antic that went really bad wrong. I bewail terribly what I did.

"I know it could cost me my general career and that tears me up inside each time I think about it.

"Gutted is not a clever sufficient word for how I feel. I"ve brought it all on myself and I realize right away that it could have a critical outcome on my future.

"I have let Wales down, my family, the fans and everybody concerned with rugby, generally Warren Gatland, who gave me the possibility to fool around for my country.

"There is a risk that I won"t get the possibility to fool around for Wales again. It"s going to be difficult but it"s up to me to reconstruct my career and get it behind on track."

Powell, who is due to crop up at Cardiff Magistrates" Court on Mar 2, pronounced he took the cart from outward the team"s highway house since he "wanted to get a club of chocolate and a sandwich" from the use hire dual miles down the motorway.

"At five o"clock in the sunrise that [taking a buggy] seemed to be the most appropriate choice and the golf buggies are regularly outward the front," he told the Daily Mail.

"I didn"t think it would do any mistreat to steal one for the ride. I picked up a cone and a flashing orange light from the side of the highway prior to I got to the main highway that was even some-more stupid."

"I"ve finished foolish things prior to when I"ve had as well most sherbets but zero similar to this."