Gordon Langkilde

Samoa Union continuing to support Langkilde

22-year-old Langkilde was charged in July with battery, assault and misdemeanour following an off-field altercation with Welsh players at the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco.

Last week his hearing was delayed for a second time and it is now approaching two months since he initially arrived in the US.

Samoa's team manager Peter Poulos has stayed with Langkilde over the past few weeks and the SRU 's Zane Hilton said they were trying to keep the lines of communication between the player and his family, over 7,000 kilometres away, open.

Samoa Sevens player Gordon Langkilde's hearing deferred until next week

The 22-year-old was last month charged on two counts of battery, one count of assault and one misdemeanour charge relating to an incident with Welsh players during last month's tournament in San Francisco.

Pacific Rugby Players CEO Aayden Clarke said the hearing was delayed because the officer in charge is still out of the country.

Langkilde, who pleaded not guilty, has been in the United States for four weeks and Aayden Clarke admits the latest delay is frustrating.

"We found out early this morning that it's going to be deferred," he said.

Court rejects request for Gordon Langkilde to fly home

The 22-year-old, who pleaded not guilty last week, is awaiting trial on two counts of battery, one count of assault and one count of misdemeanor, following an off-field altercation with Welsh players at the last month's Sevens World Cup.

Langkilde appeared in court yesterday in San Francisco for a pre-hearing conference, alongside his lawyer Joshua Bentley.

Pacific Rugby Players CEO Aayden Clarke said the player must now return to court on 15 August (US time).