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England captain Chris Robshaw hopes the recent incident involving Chris Ashton does not force rugby players to be "locked away at home".
The Saracens and England winger was attacked with a glass during a night out with his girlfriend in London.
"What people love about rugby is that they can still see you after a game having a drink with some mates, or going out for dinner," said Robshaw.
"That's the beauty of the sport, that we are connected [with the public]."
He added: "It's about finding the right balance - as soon as you lose that touch and isolate the players, it wouldn't be great for the game.
"The amount of people who get pleasure from having the odd interaction with players from time to time, in the street or in a restaurant or in a pub, far outweighs the odd bad incident."
Ashton revealed the incident on Twitter writing: "Some bloke decided to spoil an evening out for me and my missus. No stitches needed."
His club immediately issued a statement praising his restraint in light of the attack."I think that as rugby players we need to be seen and that's what people love about the sport, and players love that they can still go out and enjoy themselves," added Robshaw at the launch of England's new home kit.
"You don't want to be locked away at home and told you can't go out with your friends or your girlfriend, that you can't go to the theatre or wherever because someone might do something."
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