June 2004: Involved in a punch-up with Wales team-mate Barry Davies on tour in Argentina.
October 2005: Forced to apologised to his Wales team-mates for comments made in his controversial autobiography - My Grand Slam Year.
December 2005: Banned for ten weeks for elbowing Leicester prop Alex Moreno during Heineken Cup tie. Later reduced to seven weeks on appeal.
October 2006: Banned from driving for a month and fined £1,850 for speeding.
January 2007: Criticised over his behaviour after photographed urinating in the street during a mid-season break with then girlfriend Charlotte Church in Chamonix ski-resort.
December 2008: Questioned by police for alleged drunk and disorderly behaviour on train from London to Cardiff following Heineken Cup tie at Harlequins. Charges later dropped.
February 2009: Among four Wales players reprimanded for rowdy and drunken behaviour in a Cardiff pub, while recovering from injury.
April 2011: Suspended by Toulon for two-weeks for breaking club's disciplinary code following alleged punch-up with team-mates.
April 2012: Contract with Cardiff Blues terminated following drunken behavior on an early morning return flight from Glasgow.
OTHER NOTABLE DATES
October 1999: IRB World Young Player of the Year.
May 2000: Senior debut for Llanelli, aged 18, versus Edinburgh.
September 2000: Moves to Swansea, where he scores 370pts in 55 appearances.
May 2001: Wins Welsh-Scottish League title.
June 2001: Wales debut as replacement against Japan in Osaka.
November 2003: Controversially left out of World Cup squad by Steve Hansen.
March 2004: Wins Grand Slam with Wales Under-21s.
November 2004: Kicks Welsh record 14 conversions in 98-0 win over Japan.
February 2005: Kick-starts first Welsh Grand Slam in 26 years with winning penalty against England on his Six Nations debut.
March 2005: Wins Celtic League with Ospreys
June 2005: Tours with British Lions to New Zealand but suffers shoulder injury in Second Test.
May 2007: Wins second Magners League title with Ospreys.
September 2007: Misses out again on World Cup following knee injury.
March 2008: Starts all five games in second Grand Slam success with Wales.
April 2008: Wins EDF Energy Cup, beating Leicester Tigers in final.
April 2009: Undergoes ankle surgery and ruled out of British Lions tour to South Africa.
September 2010: Appears on TV's polar adventure '71 Degrees North' and later as contestant in BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
October 2010: Signs for Saracens after 18 months out of rugby.
February 2011: Joins Toulon but waits two months to make try-scoring debut after calf tear.
June 2011: Included in Warren Gatland's preliminary World Cup squad but breaks wrist in warm-up match against England to dash hopes of appearing at the global showcase.
October 2011: Signs for Cardiff Blues on an eight-month contract.
April 2011: Contract terminated following just six games for the region.
Source: http://feeds.examiner.ie/~r/iesportsblog/~3/g2XZT9Fg9mw/post.aspx
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