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October 25, 2009 - 3:40PM
An Auckland rugby team celebration involving Viagra-laced beer features in All Blacks lock Ali Williams' new book.
Williams recounts how the Graham Henry-coached Auckland team's 2002 celebration of their National Provincial Championship (NPC) win went slightly awry in an excerpt published in New Zealand Sunday newspapers.
The Auckland team, which won the final after a string of upsets, was celebrating the victory when a nameless player, who had agreed to source some Viagra as the result of a bet, distributed the pills, used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Williams said at least half a dozen of the pills were emptied "on the sly" into the beer-filled NPC trophy, which was doing the rounds of the celebrating team, including Henry.
All Blacks coach Henry did not want to comment on the incident following the book's release.
In Ali's Book of Tall Tales, Williams also comments on his falling out with former Blues coach David Nucifora in 2007, which came to a head when the lock was sent home from South Africa for breaching team protocols, including staying out late to celebrate his birthday.
"I got sent home because things just kept building and building, without it ever getting sorted out," he said.
Williams said the ongoing discord between him and Blues team management over the controversial All Blacks conditioning program before the 2007 World Cup also contributed to the situation.
Williams subsequently transferred to the Crusaders franchise for the 2008 season.
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