Yesterday, Webster was back in the fold and is expected to play for the Breakers against Melbourne United in Australia tonight. At Auckland Airport, as he prepared to fly out with the squad, the Tall Black insisted he would "vigorously" defend the assault charge at an appearance at North Shore District Court on Tuesday.
"For sure, I will be defending the allegations," he told the Herald on Sunday. "I'm just glad to be back playing again.
"It was quite frustrating having to sit on the sidelines on Friday as I couldn't help the team, and I had to support them from the sidelines.
"The club has supported me 100 per cent and I am grateful for that but I can't say anything much more about the situation at the moment. I just want to concentrate on the game against Melbourne."
Tamehana Maru, the man allegedly assaulted by Webster, told Fairfax on Friday he was at the Takapuna Bar with a friend on Tuesday night when a fight broke out. He didn't realise Webster was a professional sports player.
Maru alleged he suffered a bruised rib and split lip during the encounter.
Boucher said Webster told him he had no involvement in the incident. "He advised us that he hasn't assaulted anybody, so, right now we support him 100 per cent, and he will defend this vigorously in court."
It isn't the first time Webster has made headlines off the court.
In 2011 he was cut by the Breakers after receiving a 12-month suspension for testing positive for synthetic cannabis in his second drug offence. It was an over-the-counter product at the time.
Previously, Webster tested positive for cannabis.
