Tuqiri Comes Clean

[mudskipper]

What he had a little...

is our world so small now that we question every little thing someone does who is in the public eye... this didn't even have to become a public affair the RAU made it that way... Its crap wowserism at the max, the young lady wanted a trophy f--k and got one... big deal...

[Darren]

i don't think its anyone business but his guest and himself...

Yet you are all over his employment situation, surely this would also fall into the "don't think it's anyone business but his employer and himself" basket ?

[robyn <3]

He signed a contract, with those rules in it. If he signs a contract, he has to follow the rules, whether, Muddy, you regard it as BS or not. If he doesn't LIKE the rules, he doesn't sign the damn contract. And it's not 'just a guest', if it was 'just a guest' he wouldn't me in all this trouble. It's a poor representation of rugby, and the ARU is 100% right to shred his contract.

[mudskipper]

No coach the employer should apply their management more discreetly... its ARU JON babble... the guy wasn't even in the 22...

[Thequeerone]

Anyone heard anything about divorce proceedings yet - or is it to soon?

[jargan83]

No coach the employer should apply their management more discreetly... its ARU JON babble... the guy wasn't even in the 22...

Just because he is not in the Match squad he was still on duty as he was part of the extended training squad

[Darren]

No coach the employer should apply their management more discreetly... its ARU JON babble... the guy wasn't even in the 22...

If ARU had done anything wrong, RUPA would be all over it. They are eerily silent at the moment, wonder why ......

[laura]

is our world so small now that we question every little thing someone does who is in the public eye...

No, we don't question every little thing but we do question when someone puts themselves ahead of representing their country and being faithful to their wife and breaching their contract.

this didn't even have to become a public affair the RAU made it that way...

It didn't have to become a public affair until Lote pressed for legal action against the ARU. He made it a public affair.

Its crap wowserism at the max,

Its not crap wowserism, its someone making a royally stupid decision and not wanting to face the consequences.

the young lady wanted a trophy f--k and got one... big deal...

She may well have wanted to get her minute of fame with a rugby player, but as the 'famous' rugby player who had a contract to abide by and an organisation to represent, he should have known better, especially being on his last warning.

he wasn't even in the 22

He still has a contract with the ARU and NSWRU. Whether he likes it or not he is in the public eye and he was staying in a room paid for by his employer. Just because Stirling isn't in the 22 doesn't mean he isn't associated with the team anymore. He still has a contract, he still has rules to abide by and he sure as hell knows it, just like Lote did.

Stop defending Lote, clearly its getting you no where. None of us are claiming the girl is innocent and was forced into anything, but we're not saying Lote was completely innocent and taken advantage of either. As a fully grown man, he knew what he was getting himself in to, he knew the consequences and he did it anyway. Regardless of the age of the girl he should not have taken her back to his room. If he was so desperate for a root I'm sure there are ways he could have gone about it which didn't put a) his room mate in an awkward position b) the organisation in a compromising position c) his wife left to pick up the pieces and d) himself at the risk of getting his contract torn up.

[mudskipper]

Don't get me wrong... I do think Lote made a poor decision...

[Thequeerone]

e) make him look so pathetic for picking up a groupie
f) risking embarrassing his kids - heh dad how come you don't play for the Wallabies any more -

[jargan83]

Maybe her name should be trotted out through the media as well? Why should she be protected? She was as much a party to this as Lote. Or was some of the settlement hush money from her "big fish" family?

[Darren]

yeah but, nah but, she did nothing wrong (apart from the obvious - going to a hotel room with a mungo, what was she thinking?!) - Lote's the dude who went against his contractual obligations ...

[jazza93]

jazz... i don't think its anyone business but his guest and himself... and perhaps his wife... it mean jack to me, all I won't form Lote is a world class winger with the Wallabies... the rest is gibberish wowserism...

yea it is not fair for anyone to get involved in his personal life, but i can see why the ARU has had enough.

[sandgroperrugby]

No coach the employer should apply their management more discreetly... its ARU JON babble... the guy wasn't even in the 22...

I remember a game in Perth in 2005 against the boks when a player that wasnt in the 22 and was actually sitting in the stands had to play due to an injury to Elton Flatley before the game started. I think it was Mark Gerrard that came out of the stands????

That Mudskipper is Precedent if you are in the squad you are in the squad!

[GIGS20]