Correct. Providing it doesn't affect performances on the pitch, of course...

Im afraid its just extremely unprofessional for a sportsman to allow drinking and socialising to become such a big part of their life !

fans are allowed to drink before the night before a match why cant they

Well yes, but lets get this right, people who have players as friends are very rarely friends with them they are just hanging on to what snippets they may get rugby related and it looks good.

If they were friends they would be socialising with them wouldn't they!!

Its his life... his private life out of rugby league he can do what he wants. Get over it.