Man charged by police in All Blacks’ bug case in Sydney

Police have charged a security consultant with public mischief after an investigation into allegations a listening device was planted in the All Blacks’ meeting room at a Sydney hotel before a Bledisloe Cup test last August. New South Wales state police issued a statement on Tuesday saying the 51-year-old man would appear in a Sydney local court on March 21. New Zealand management discovered the listening device on Monday, Aug. 15, but reportedly didn’t notify police for five days – with news emerging on the morning of the match.