Powell Dropped from six nations squad

matt-dublin

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0216/1224264553555.html

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12321_5951122,00.html

thomond2006

If Gatland had any sense, Powell wouldn't have been in the squad in the first place.

Reloc8

Its fairly good stuff isn't it.

What is about British sportspeople and their predeliction for recreational vehicles and alcohol following triumph or disaster (ref pedalos cricket).

I expect their soccer squad not to be let near a scalextrix at the world cup.




edit by way of apology - I just realised that post made me sound like a bit of a racist - meant in jest.

Digifriendly

Reloc8 wrote: »

Its fairly good stuff isn't it.

What is about British sportspeople and their predeliction for recreational vehicles and alcohol following triumph or disaster (ref pedalos cricket).

I expect their soccer squad not to be let near a scalextrix at the world cup.




edit by way of apology - I just realised that post made me sound like a bit of a racist - meant in jest.

Not racist in the slightest and i consider myself British! Just a statement about the nation's recreational pursuits of some of its high profile sports stars. Well put!

anonymous_joe

What a load of ****, plenty of lads have done worse and not been dropped.

If Powell was more important to the me you can guarentee he'd still be there.

Who'll come in at 6, or 8?

conno16

he'll need to register with an AA clinic, get some counselling and will then slot back into the squad
hopefully gatty will stick him at no. 8 for the irish game

itsallaboutheL

conno16 wrote: »

he'll need to register with an AA clinic, get some counselling and will then slot back into the squad
hopefully gatty will stick him at no. 8 for the irish game

For stealing a golf buggy!!

Sangre

conno16 wrote: »

he'll need to register with an AA clinic, get some counselling and will then slot back into the squad
hopefully gatty will stick him at no. 8 for the irish game

Definitely. Driving down a motorway in a motorised golf cart shows very poor motor safety awareness. There is no way that vehicle was equipped to maintain the minimum speed permitted. Hopefully the AA will set poor Mr Powell straight.

streings

Should have been given the captaincy imo. Poor call by gatland.

sock puppet

anonymous_joe wrote: »

What a load of ****, plenty of lads have done worse and not been dropped.

If Powell was more important to the me you can guarentee he'd still be there.

Who'll come in at 6, or 8?

He's what, 30 years old? If someone that age is drunk enough to steal a golf cart then they clearly aren't focusing on their rugby. If he'd done something like this after the competition was over then fine, but right in the middle is showing a total disregard for the rest od the team.

Trotter

Who here can honestly say they havent had an early night after a feed of drink, got up early in the hotel to the horrific realisation that breakfast wasn't ready, jumped in a golf cart and booted on down the motorway to Topaz for a rasher in a roll...

Hasn't everyone??

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3820_5950914,00.html

durkadurka

Trotter wrote: »

Who here can honestly say they havent had an early night after a feed of drink, got up early in the hotel to the horrific realisation that breakfast wasn't ready, jumped in a golf cart and booted on down the motorway to Topaz for a rasher in a roll...

Hasn't everyone??

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3820_5950914,00.html

He should be commended for using an environmentally friendly vehicle

thomond2006

Looks like Jonathan Thomas is set to move to the blindside flank.

However with Alun Wyn Jones out for the tournament, that would mean bringing in 2 new second rows into the starting XV.

itsallaboutheL

Did he really deserve to be dropped though??

You can be full sure the rest of 'em were tanked too like...

I've seen and heard of many an inncident and no one was diciplined.

anonymous_joe

sock puppet wrote: »

He's what, 30 years old? If someone that age is drunk enough to steal a golf cart then they clearly aren't focusing on their rugby. If he'd done something like this after the competition was over then fine, but right in the middle is showing a total disregard for the rest od the team.

I've come across more than one pro rugby player píssed off his tree.

And like, it's all about celebrating after a win. You need to let some steam off, they're not automatons.

SomeFool

thomond2006 wrote: »

Looks like Jonathan Thomas is set to move to the blindside flank.

However with Alun Wyn Jones out for the tournament, that would mean bringing in 2 new second rows into the starting XV.

Gareth Delve has been playing well for Gloucester, doubt he'll get a look in though. Hard to tell who's in favour at Wales cause of their lack of an A side.

PhatPiggins

God I hate the down time between 6N's games so much to talk to before and immediately after but the two week break has us talking in depth about the Pied Pippers 12km an hour road rage, on two bloody threads.

You'd almost wish that guy with the penis envy who got barred on 4 different accounts would come back and start a fight again.

chupacabra

PhatPiggins wrote: »

God I hate the down time between 6N's games so much to talk to before and immediately after but the two week break has us talking in depth about the Pied Pippers 12km an hour road rage, on two bloody threads.

You'd almost wish that guy with the penis envy who got barred on 4 different accounts would come back and start a fight again.

We could always gather 'round for an aul sing song to pass the time, maybe a bit of sean-nós or some Mary Black classics from Goose and yourself?

Webbs

AWJ out makes Powells brainfart even more damaging.

With Wales now having lost Rees, Jenkins, D Jones, AwJ, and Powell their pack is starting to look weaker than a paper bag. Combine that with the loss of Phillips at scrum half and they are screwed for the rest of the tournament unless some of them make a recovery

stephen_n

anonymous_joe wrote: »

I've come across more than one pro rugby player píssed off his tree.

And like, it's all about celebrating after a win. You need to let some steam off, they're not automatons.

I have come across a very famous Pro rugby player more than pissed and not one you would expect either!

anonymous_joe

stephen_n wrote: »

I have come across a very famous Pro rugby player more than pissed and not one you would expect either!

Well actually I expect them all to be piss artists. But then, I've met a few 'socially' because one of my mate's brother's happens to know and have played with a good few lads who made it pro. Dublin's a small place after all.

I've no problems with them drinking and fcuking around because it's somethin I know I've a habit of doing too.

Noffles

Webbs wrote: »

AWJ out makes Powells brainfart even more damaging.

With Wales now having lost Rees, Jenkins, D Jones, AwJ, and Powell their pack is starting to look weaker than a paper bag. Combine that with the loss of Phillips at scrum half and they are screwed for the rest of the tournament unless some of them make a recovery

I really hope you eat those words........

Phillips aint that much of a loss as we haven't had him for the 1st 2 games, can't lose what we never had?

stephen_n

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Well actually I expect them all to be piss artists. But then, I've met a few 'socially' because one of my mate's brother's happens to know and have played with a good few lads who made it pro. Dublin's a small place after all.

I've no problems with them drinking and fcuking around because it's somethin I know I've a habit of doing too.

To expect them not to be would be a bit strange apart from the obvious exceptions like stringer and DOC I'd say most like a good session as much as the next Irish man. I was kind of surprised about that player being on the Columbian trail though with random drug tests and all!

Webbs

Noffles wrote: »

I really hope you eat those words........

Phillips aint that much of a loss as we haven't had him for the 1st 2 games, can't lose what we never had?

Oh so do I hope I eat my words, Phillips will be a big loss along with the others particularly against France where it will be all about physicality.
I would say that Phillips has been a huge loss considering how awful his replacement has been

Noffles

Webbs wrote: »

Oh so do I hope I eat my words, Phillips will be a big loss along with the others particularly against France where it will be all about physicality.
I would say that Phillips has been a huge loss considering how awful his replacement has been

I doubt Cooper will start next week... and France have a tendency to go missing in at least one match... hope it's next week!

sock puppet

anonymous_joe wrote: »

I've come across more than one pro rugby player píssed off his tree.

And like, it's all about celebrating after a win. You need to let some steam off, they're not automatons.

It's not just the getting pissed bit, it's more him stealing the cart. They can't be let run riot just because they're celebrating. I know this is a relatively harmless incident but I think getting kicked off the panel is a fitting punishment

TitoPuente

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Did he really deserve to be dropped though??

Seems extraordinarily harsh alright. A fine and possibly a one match ban would have sufficed I'd have thought.

Personally I find the whole incident hilarious. Imagine being one of the arresting officers? I'd say they had a good old chuckle back at the station. I can see the headlines now "Viking arrested driving golf buggy drunk up the M4"

JustinDee

TitoPuente wrote: »

Seems extraordinarily harsh alright. A fine and possibly a one match ban would have sufficed I'd have thought.

Personally I find the whole incident hilarious. Imagine being one of the arresting officers? I'd say they had a good old chuckle back at the station. I can see the headlines now "Viking arrested driving golf buggy drunk up the M4"

Nothing hilarious about it. Thats why he was dropped.

TitoPuente

JustinDee wrote: »

Nothing hilarious about it. Thats why he was dropped.

Okay. Sorry dad.

JustinDee

TitoPuente wrote: »

Okay. Sorry dad.

No worries. Always glad to give my fatherly advice to those seeking . . .

TitoPuente

JustinDee wrote: »

No worries. Always glad to give my fatherly advice to those seeking . . .

Yeah. It's way past my bedtime anyway.

Podge_irl

TitoPuente wrote: »

Seems extraordinarily harsh alright. A fine and possibly a one match ban would have sufficed I'd have thought.

Personally I find the whole incident hilarious. Imagine being one of the arresting officers? I'd say they had a good old chuckle back at the station. I can see the headlines now "Viking arrested driving golf buggy drunk up the M4"

He wasn't actually on the M4 apparently, which is a good thing because that would have been hideously dangerous and could have landed him in jail.

JustinDee

Podge_irl wrote: »

He wasn't actually on the M4 apparently, which is a good thing because that would have been hideously dangerous and could have landed him in jail.

He was actually on motorway for part of the journey to get where he went.

Podge_irl

JustinDee wrote: »

He was actually on motorway for part of the journey to get where he went.

The report I read mentioned that he hadn't actually been on the motorway, though that was a while back so things may have changed. If he was actually on the motorway he deserves everything he's getting and more. Unbelievably stupid.

itsallaboutheL

Props to bloodandmud for this one..

Co45

What Powell did is nothing compared to Italian outhalf, Craig Gower's drunken antics

Gower has been involved in a number of alcohol-related off-field incidents.
In 1999, Gower exposed himself to a female Irish tourist in a Coogee bar, blaming his behaviour on alcohol intoxication. He was dumped from the Kangaroos Squad and fined $2,500 by the NRL and a further $500 in court after pleading guilty to indecent exposure.[5]
Gower was fired as Panthers captain in December 2005,[6] after incidents at a charity golf event where he argued with several guests, groped the teenage daughter of former league player Wayne Pearce, chased Pearce's son with a bottle before vomiting on him, streaked around the resort, wrecked a golf cart, held a butter knife [7] to the throat of a Sydney radio personality and threw the knife at resort guests before being kicked out of the function by security.[8] Gower was handed a "final warning" by the National Rugby League and fined $100,000, with $90,000 to be paid to an NRL programme encouraging the responsible use of alcohol by league players and $10,000 to replace the destroyed golf cart.[9] Gower was "deeply unhappy" that the Penrith Panthers club did not defend his reputation, and at one stage threatened to "walk" from the club.[10]
Allegedly inebriated with alcohol in a bar at Kings Cross on 11 February 2007, Gower allegedly tried to kiss one man before biting him on the neck and sparking a brawl, and is accused of assaulting another man.[11][12] The Panthers club controversially reappointed Gower as captain in 2007, claiming the Peppermint Lounge incident was just a media "beat-up".[13]
Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser said Gower was unfit to be captain, due to his alleged lewd behaviour at the charity golf event which she attended,[14] and Sarah Maddison, spokesperson for the Women's Electoral Lobby, said "reappointing Craig Gower would send all the wrong messages."[15]

anonymous_joe

Eh, cross out Italian out-half, put in Aussie Rugby League player.

And in fairness, that's actively chivalrous in rugby league circles. After all, judging by the Aussie news, their idea of romance involves getting a 17 year old drunk and gang raping her.

toomevara

anonymous_joe wrote: »

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And in fairness, that's actively chivalrous in rugby league circles. After all, judging by the Aussie news, their idea of romance involves getting a 17 year old drunk and gang raping her.

Yes of course, because RU is played by choir-boys and upper class toffs all beyond moral reproach, indeed most are positively ghandiesque,not that we're generalising or indulging in lazy stereotypes here....gimme a break! :rolleyes:

anonymous_joe

toomevara wrote: »

Yes of course, because RU is played by choir-boys and upper class toffs all beyond moral reproach, indeed most are positively ghandiesque,not that we're generalising or indulging in lazy stereotypes here....gimme a break! :rolleyes:

Ach you know I'm not being 100% serious, but the discipline problems in Aussie RL are pretty appalling. It's not really a reflection on anybody but some of the squads, but it's happened too often to be ignored, dude.

JustinDee

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Eh, cross out Italian out-half, put in Aussie Rugby League player.

And in fairness, that's actively chivalrous in rugby league circles. After all, judging by the Aussie news, their idea of romance involves getting a 17 year old drunk and gang raping her.

That post is well out of order.
Unless you've been avoiding the sports media in general, you'll find plenty of misdemeanour in rugby union "circles" over the past year alone.

anonymous_joe

JustinDee wrote: »

That post is well out of order.
Unless you've been avoiding the sports media in general, you'll find plenty of misdemeanour in rugby union "circles" over the past year alone.

Look at the post I made just before yours. I wasn't being entirely serious.

Peter B

I thought this whole thing is absolutely hilarious!

Didn't deserved to get dropped from the 6 nations squad for it though!

Sangre

Mr Powell allegedly from the night in question. Seems like he has dropped one or two drinks under his bed.

SomeFool

Looks like he's on day 3 of a wedding bender.