Former All Black Regan King has been accused of tricking multiple partners out of thousands of dollars to fuel a gambling addiction.
BBC Wales reported two women have claimed King, who played a solitary test for the All Blacks in 2002 against Wales in Cardiff, still owed them "thousands" of dollars after they loaned him money to assist his alleged "cash flow problems."
BBC Wales reported that it had been sent messages and emails from King to several former partners where he admits to owing the money and promises to pay them back.
One former partner, Dianna Stalteri, said she met 38-year-old King online in 2017 and after dating for several months, he started asking to loan up to A$10,000 (NZ$10,500) to pay off debt.
Stalteri agreed to lend King, a brother to Commonwealth Games squash gold medallist Joelle King, some of the money on the condition that she could see his contract and be paid by the end of the rugby season.