Glasgow court for Maitland

NEW Zealand- born Sean Maitland is one of four Scotland players who are due to appear in court in Glasgow next month on a charge of assault.

The charges relate to an incident outside a takeaway shop in Glasgow last month where Maitland, Ryan Grant, Ryan Wilson and Rory Hughes are alleged to have attacked Ally Maclay, who plays for amateur side Glasgow Hawks.

Maclay suffered a broken eye socket.

Fullback Maitland, 25, is in the Scotland starting XV and 28-year-old front-row forward Grant on the bench for tomorrow morning’s match against South Africa at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.

Wilson, 24, has played four times for the national team and is recovering from injury, while 20-year-old Hughes is a member of the Scotland Sevens squad.

A police spokeswoman said: ‘‘Three men aged 25, 28 and 20 are the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal as the result of an alleged serious assault and an assault.’’

It is understood Wilson was reported last week.

All four players are with Glasgow Warriors.

A Warriors spokesman said: ‘‘We are continuing our own internal investigation into an alleged incident last month, while at all times cooperating fully with the authorities. The club will be making no further comment.’’

A Scottish Rugby Union spokesman said: ‘‘We have been kept fully apprised of the alleged incident and we will continue to monitor closely any developments.’’