Driver claims rugby rep beat him

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An Indian taxi driver has claimed that Auckland provincial rugby rep Simon Munro was among a group of four taxi passengers who attacked him and removed his turban.

Jarnil Sandhu, a driver for Auckland Co-op Taxis, was beaten up by four men he drove from Herne Bay to Emily Pl in Auckland on Saturday night.

The men refused to pay and punched him to the ground and removed his turban, which was humiliating for a Sikh, New Zealand Herald reported.

TV3's Campbell Live reported Wednesday that one of the men in the taxi cab was Munro.

Mr Sandhu alleged that Munro - who turned 21 last Friday - was one of the men who attacked him.

Munro's lawyer said it was not his client who hit Mr Sandhu but one of the other men in the cab.

Auckland Rugby chief executive officer Andy Dalton told Campbell Live he had only learned of the alleged incident and until he knew more it would not be inappropriate to comment.

"However, if what I hear is true then I am quite appalled."

Munro, a winger, made his debut for Auckland last year in the Air New Zealand Cup last year.