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By Georgina Robinson
30 April 2018 — 11:00pm
The Waratahs' bid to get their season back on track has been dealt a blow with revelations halfback Nick Phipps was thrown out of a Sydney pub after urinating on the bar.
The Waratahs are investigating the incident, which occurred at the Woollahra Hotel about 9.45pm on April 21. A witness has told Fairfax Media that security personnel removed Phipps from the packed upstairs section after staff members spotted him urinating on the front of the bar.
It was the halfback's bucks party and the night after the Waratahs' dismal 29-0 home loss to the Lions. Phipps and a group including NSW and Australian captain Michael Hooper were in the hotel after a long day celebrating the 29-year-old's impending marriage. The 61-Test halfback was dressed as a cow, the witness said.
"The Waratahs are aware of an incident involving halfback Nick Phipps," the club said in a statement. "The matter is being reviewed and while this process is ongoing, the NSW Waratahs are unable to comment at this time."
Fairfax Media understands the group had celebrated the last days of Phipps' bachelor life with a round of golf at North
Bondi in the morning and a boat cruise in the afternoon. By the time the party arrived at the Woollahra Hotel, Phipps and others were "pretty blind", the witness said.
After walking up to the bar and urinating on the front, an apologetic Phipps was removed without further incident and put in a taxi by his friends, Fairfax Media was told. The group continued the celebrations without him. It is understood he called publican Ben Lawler to apologise in the days following.
The Waratahs were on a bye week, a period many players use to take holidays and unwind from the grind of the regular Super Rugby season. The squad returned for a training session last Thursday and Phipps married long-term partner Ebony Bamford, a finance specialist with Macquarie Group, on Saturday.
The hotel did not take the matter further and Phipps, who has an otherwise unblemished record, returned to the pub with his family on Sunday, the day after the couple's wedding.
It is an untimely distraction for the Waratahs, who are desperate to move on from off-field controversies and talk up Saturday's clash with the Blues at Brookvale Oval.
The organisation spent the better part of a month bogged down in the drama surrounding Israel Folau's beliefs about gay people, were held scoreless for the first time in Super Rugby historyagainst the Lions and last week announced 2017 financial results that paint a sorry picture of the game's health in Sydney and NSW.
Ticketing and membership sales fell 24 per cent last year and sponsorship and hospitality revenue fell 13 per cent. The organisation was forced to slash budgets in other divisions to announce a break-even result across the year.
Saturday's fixture at Brookvale presents an opportunity to hit the reset button. Folau was back training with the team on Monday after a month sidelined with a hamstring injury and the squad were in high spirits after a few days' break.
The Waratahs are three-points clear of the Rebels at the top of the Australian conference ladder and, until the Lions loss, were sitting on an unbroken run of four wins. They face their toughest block of games next, with four matches on the trot against New Zealand teams and an away clash with Queensland before the competition breaks for the June Test series.
Phipps spent the early part of the season a frustrated onlooker as he recovered from a calf strain. He returned off the bench in the Waratahs' 37-16 win against the Reds in round nine and also came off the bench against the Lions. He and other long-time NSW players were also rocked by the career-ending injury suffered by close friend and former teammate Rob Horne last month.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-u...30-p4zcfq.html
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Todays other news is that Manly Council are saying the Waratahs match cant go ahead at Brookvale.
The Curtain Raiser match was to be a Shute Shield match - in hope that people might actually hang around and watch the Tahs.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
My apologies to all.
I got my last post slightly wrong.
Correct information is here
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
well I say that's completely understandable
they would have to travel 12 kilometers
What dictator made such an unreasonable and ill-advised suggestion?
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"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Does he (Phipps) have anything to say about this on 'kick and chase'? Haha
phipps needs professional help.
i remember, several years ago, i was in a sydney pub.
the landlord was pulling me a pint when i had the incredible urge to jump on the bar, lower me strides and defecate on a drip tray.
despite my obvious embarrassment, red face and profuse apologies the landlord quite rightly threw me out.
i returned 2 months later, only to be refused service from the landlord.
i understood his stance, but after explaining that i had received some intensive therapy and was cured, he let me stay.
while he was pouring a pint for me, i jumped on the bar, dropped my strides and used the drip tray again.
'i thought you said you were cured' yelled the landlord
'i am, i don't feel embarrassed anymore' i replied
when i woke up in ICU......................
the point is, i still have the number of the therapist if somebody wants to pass it on to nick.
cider my arse
Great to see Ryan Louwrens back on the park . He was the best 9 in Australia before his injury . With Phipps pissing everybody off .., hopefully Cheika will take note . #Cheikawatchthisteam .
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Grant won't be back this week, so expect the same arrangement. I think it's the best they have.
There's talk of Fourier getting a gig, but I would expect that puts brace to the bench (or maybe fullback)
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