Wellington - All Black Ma'a Nonu has escaped facing an alcohol-related charge after donating an undisclosed amount to a charity, the Dominion-Post reported on Saturday.
It is the second time Nonu has avoided court action under New Zealand's diversion scheme which allows people to avoid conviction if they atone for the alleged crime.
In the latest incident Nonu was charged with breaching a law banning alcohol from public places, the newspaper said.
But when he appeared in the Wellington district court, a registrar said the charge was withdrawn because he had completed diversion.
Nonu paid a donation to the Salvation Army, district prosecution coordinator Sergeant Marc May said.
Three years ago, Nonu was also granted diversion when charged with disorderly behaviour after a scuffle outside a bar.
May dismissed suggestions that Nonu had received special treatment over the latest incident because he was an All Black and a conviction might have prevented him playing international rugby.
"If I thought there was any reason he shouldn't be granted diversion he wouldn't have got it, no matter who he was," he said.