Time was newspapers used to send sports journalists to report on sporting events. They were normally on very good terms with the players and any misbehaviour on either side would go unmentioned. And quite right too, in my opinion.
Nowadays, with the cult of celebrity, there's a huge number of so-called journalists following any team about with the aim of catching them unawares. Probably began with Ian Botham and continued with the whole w.a.g. thing.
This is a bunch of young blokes, away from home for two months and stuck in an hotel with loads of other young blokes. Of course there's going to be some skylarking. Watch Police, Camera, Action or any of the other cop shows that block the schedules these days, and see what pissed blokes and women can do at home on a Friday night.
There is no suggestion that Tindall did anything illegal. Indeed, I do wonder if he was set up.
And now the powers-that-be at Twickenham are getting all po-faced about the whole thing, hence my 57 old f@rts remark earlier:
http://news.bbc.co.uk...by_union/15284735.stm