Pasuka Mapakaitolo, 34, was arrested for the violent attack of a woman he lives with in Japan on Monday 20, it has been reported.
The Kobelco Steelers player is accused of punching the 30-year-old woman fracturing her face and she is believed to have suffered a broken rib. She was also hit in the chest.
The Japanball.com report says Mapakaitolo told Police he hit the woman.
He played for the ‘Ikale-Tahi in June when the national team competed in the Pacific Nation Cup.