All Black Zac Guildford has for the first time publicly admitted he is an alcoholic after being reinstated by the NZRU today.
A brutally honest Guildford told a packed room of media in Wellington he had finally accepted he had a mental illness that includes "addictive tendencies".
The Crusaders and All Blacks wing answered simply "Yes" when asked if he was an alcoholic.
Guildford said he had been "powerless" against alcohol in the past, but no longer believed he would struggle say no to a drink.
‘‘If you asked me this time last year while I was still in denial I guess it would have been. But now I’ve been away, I’ve seen the experts and had help. I have a great acceptance of who I am,’’ the 24-year-old said.
My Opinion On This Article is: I think that it is good that he admitted that he was an alcoholic for the the first time but he still shouldn't be drinking.
Do you think admitting it is going to help? You could probably do a whole blog on Zac and the problems he has caused in the last couple years.
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