A semi-professional rugby player hurled abuse at police in a drunken tirade calling them “piggies” and swearing at them on a night out.
Llanelli RFC fullback Kalum Evans – who was previously called up by Wales under-18s – had been to watch a friend play rugby in Pembrokeshire before heading to Carmarthen on the night of October 6.
In the early hours he targeted a police officer in Lammas Street with verbal abuse before firing further insults at another officer who arrived at the scene.
Evans, aged 22, of Penywern, Llanelli, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly when he appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.
Prosecutor Julie Sullivan said: “Police were on duty at 4am in Lammas Street when Evans approached an officer and started verbally abusing him for no reason, calling him a piggy.”
Other derogatory names and comments were also directed towards the officer before another officer came to assist his colleague.
Mrs Sullivan added: “Further abuse was hurled at them and Evans tensed up when officers went to arrest him but they brought him to the ground. He continued to abuse the officers until a police vehicle arrived.”
Defence solicitor Richard Morgan said on Evans’ behalf: “My client apologises for his entirely unacceptable behaviour. He doesn’t have any disrespect for police.
“He is a kitchen fitter by trade and is also a semi-professional rugby player for Llanelli RFC. On the night of the offence he had been to watch a friend play rugby in Pembrokeshire and came back into Carmarthen where he drank too much alcohol – more than was good for him.
“It was essentially the beer talking and he was taken into custody.”
Magistrates heard Evans had committed the offence just days before a previously-issued suspended sentence for another offence was due to end.
However they did not act on the suspended sentence and instead decided to fine Evans £107 for being drunk and disorderly and ordered him to pay £85 court costs and a £32 victim surcharge.
