Zac Guildford

All Blacks bad-boy Zac Guildford has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for fraud charges – including one against his grandfather! Photo: PA

All Blacks’ stunning fall from grace: Handed 9 months for stealing from grandfather!

All Blacks bad-boy Zac Guildford has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for fraud charges – including one against his grandfather!

Zac Guildford

All Blacks bad-boy Zac Guildford has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for fraud charges – including one against his grandfather! Photo: PA

All Blacks bad-boy Zac Guildford has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for fraud charges – including one against his own grandfather!

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According to the Stuff website, the 33-year-old admitted to stealing NZ$41 500 from his grandfather via online banking and to another charge of defrauding a friend of NZ$60 000.

Both acts were reportedly as a result of a gambling addiction.

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In addition, he was also sentenced on driving charges relating to an incident last August when he was caught driving while his licence was suspended.

The driving charge carries a maximum penalty of three months in prison, a NZ$4 500 fine, and six months disqualification from driving.

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“What’s serious about this is it is offending against someone who’s vulnerable,” Judge Noel Sainsbury said.

“It was a gross breach of trust and the impact of the offending will ripple through the family for a long time. This was classic addiction driven offending.”

Guildford made his All Blacks debut against Wales in 2009 and went on to win 10 caps in total. He was also part of the All Blacks squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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Zac Guildford timeline

2007: Played for New Zealand in U19 World Cup

2008-09: Played 18 games for Hurricanes

2009: Father Robert Guildford dies during the Under-20 World Cup final, in which Guildford starred

2009-2012: Earned 11 All Blacks caps, and part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup winning side.

2010-14: Played 61 games for Crusaders

November 2011: Cited for a drunken incident in Rarotonga

2019: Played for East Coast

2020: Convicted for assaulting a woman in the back of a car in Hawke’s Bay

2021: Pleads guilty to stealing $41 500 by accessing a bank account, and fraud of $60 000.