In full flight he's the most damaging ball-runner in rugby league but North Queensland Cowboys backrower, Jason Taumololo has been left with - wait for it - egg on his face after he was caught by police following an alleged egging spree on Wednesday night.Taumololo, aged 23, was part of a group of players from across the grades of the North Queensland Cowboys - aged 18, 21, 22, and 25 - who were pulled over by police for a random breath test only for the fuzz to find egg fragments and a number of empty egg cartons in the vehicle. A member of the public then approached police telling them he saw the players throw eggs at vehicles outside the store where they'd just bought the eggs."As the men left the business, it will be alleged they threw eggs at five vehicles parked nearby, causing damage, before driving off in a vehicle," police said."A number of vehicles suffered minor damage in the alleged incident."Taumololo, who was born in Auckland, has racked up a gargantuan 3838 metres from 361 runs, with a further 70 tackle busts and nine line breaks. The stats easily qualify him as the most damaging ball runner in the game while his combination with Queensland GOAT, Jonathan Thurston has created arguably the most potent attacking force in the game.Taumololo and the rest of the Cowboys players have been issued with court attendance notices for two counts each of wilful damage. They are due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on October 11. Taumololo has been cleared by the NRL to play until his court date, meaning he is free for Saturday night's opening match of the finals against the Melbourne Storm.Coach Paul Green has said he was "dissappointed" by the alleged egging spree, but asked for it to be "put in context.""In the whole scheme of things though, let's keep it in context, we are talking about an egging here, whilst the club don't condone that sort of behaviour, it's certainly not what we expect from our players.""Back when I was the same age, I probably would have been as much trouble as these boys, if it does turn out to be true," he said.
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