Being reminded of this little bit of rugby history and masterful display of dry understatement... http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...005401,00.html
The cabin crew were having trouble calming the man, so they asked the Stormers' contingent whether they would try to ease his agitation.
After some initial success by defence coach Brendan Venter, the passenger piped up again - prompting three of the larger Stormers, including young prop Wicus Blaauw, to bring their presence to bear.
"The crew realised the Stormers are quite big,'' team manager Frikkie Erasmus said.
"So a few of the boys went back to deal with the guy.
"He became extremely aggressive and abusive. So that's when one of our number gave him a bit of a slap. That seemed to do the trick.
"When we landed in Perth the federal police boarded the plane and arrested the passenger and took statements from the players.
"The crew thanked us for helping out.''