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Umaga 'out of credit'

All Black Captain Tana Umaga has redeemed himself from a week of controversy by phoning crocked Lions rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll to apologise for the 'spear tackle' that ended his tour, and revealed to O'Driscoll he would have called sooner but his mobile was 'out of credit'. Umaga said he was 'real sorry' about O'Driscoll's injury, but reminded his opposite that rugby was a contact sport and that accidents happen, and if he didn't like it he shouldn't go trying to get the ball when the All Blacks want it. O'Driscoll expressed his forgiveness to Umaga, explaining he thought the game was supposed to be played under touch rugby rules. He said it was 'swell' of Umaga to call.

The apology has started a flood of similar calls between former rugby foes. Rua Tipoki of NZ Maori has revealed his relief at receiving a call from Lion Gordon D'Arcy to apologise for the late spear tackle he executed on the centre during the Lions match against NZ Maori earlier in the month. A tearful Tipoki said "Bro, it's about bl00dy time, eh. I've been sat by the phone for weeks waiting for that neho to call. He could have bl00dy killed me, the barstard!". Maori coach Matt Te Pou said he had intended to take a tape of the D'Arcy incident to the press after the Lions v Maori match to protest at the incident, but chose not to "cos only a real fkin whinging loser would do that sort of sht eh". Wayne Shelford has confirmed a call from French Rugby Federation officials, apologising for the impromptu removal of his left testicle by the French forward pack in 1989. Johan Le Roux and Sean Fitzpatrick were seen today holding hands in an Auckland park, the pair apparently having made up for their differences from 1994 when Le Roux bit Fitzpatrick's left ear. Le Roux endorsed the new trend of apologising for every single physical act in a game of rugby. The former Springbok prop said that bottling up all that guilt over the years had made him feel all bad inside and it was good to get it out and reveal his true feelings for Fitzpatrick, who he described as his hero. Danny Grewcock admitted he "had a bit of ringing round to do". Richard Loe's phone has been engaged all day.



Very funny!

[misterpink]

yeah...any aussies in the apology list???..its all gone cuddly eh?

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Originally posted by misterpink
yeah...any aussies in the apology list???..its all gone cuddly eh?

Harrison might have to make a few phone calls!!



Yeah, it's a bit too cuddly. At the risk of raising the ire of some English and Lions fans I think Woodward overstepped the mark here.

Whatever happened to "What goes on on the field, stays on the field" ?

There's a lot more niggle etc going on in the lower leagues!

[misterpink]

i think aussies and kiwis sort it out over a few beers - usually ends in an argument about the best beer though from memory (hazy).

alistair campbells influence might have something to do with it-us kiwis are a forgiving bunch really!!

what is worrying is an article i read about the all blacks preparation - along the lines of; 1) telling each other their darkest fear (hmmmm?) and 2)everyone including graham henry learning the haka !
now the first one sounded a bit like men in the woods shouting for therapy lark, until i realised that the things that tana and the boys would come up as fears... dropping the ball in front of the posts, letting wilkinson run by him...that sort of thing are OK.
the second is frightening - the thought of graham henry in shorts in front of the mirror jumping around with his tongue out....very, very troubling

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Originally posted by misterpink
i think aussies and kiwis sort it out over a few beers - usually ends in an argument about the best beer though from memory (hazy).

alistair campbells influence might have something to do with it-us kiwis are a forgiving bunch really!!

what is worrying is an article i read about the all blacks preparation - along the lines of; 1) telling each other their darkest fear (hmmmm?) and 2)everyone including graham henry learning the haka !
now the first one sounded a bit like men in the woods shouting for therapy lark, until i realised that the things that tana and the boys would come up as fears... dropping the ball in front of the posts, letting wilkinson run by him...that sort of thing are OK.
the second is frightening - the thought of graham henry in shorts in front of the mirror jumping around with his tongue out....very, very troubling

Bloody hell! Graham needs a few more tattoo's to really pull it off!

[andyb]

What about the Australian president bloke apologising for his sour grapes face when presenting the World cup .............to the winners?

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Originally posted by andyb
What about the Australian president bloke apologising for his sour grapes face when presenting the World cup .............to the winners?

Hit a nerve did we?

[andyb]

he he heee...............