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Dave Murray in London
November 12, 2008 09:30am
AN encounter with the Wallabies can often be bruising. So officials warned the team to handle Her Majesty with care when they met the Queen at Windsor Castle.
The advice led to unlikely scenes of burly rugby union players practicing gentle handshakes on each other in the leadup to their regal audience. ARU chief executive John O'Neill told the Queen of a previous encounter when Australia's players had not been quite so careful.
As a small child, she had been tossed in the air by an exuberant team member who had just enjoyed a long lunch. The panicked royal court was reassured that the player had the safest hands in the team after the incident in 1928.
"She had never heard the story,'' O'Neill said. "She was quick to point out that she would have been about 18 months old. She said she had no recollection of being thrown in the air. I responded I wouldn't blame her for blocking it out of the memory.''
The rest from Perth Now....
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Interesting, didn't the other article have Her Majesty telling the story...
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
Which one Burgs?? Lets see which journo is "embellishing"
Yesterday, with the photo of JO'C.
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
Fairfax (aka SMH etc)
The British monarch then told a story of herself as toddling Princess Elizabeth meeting a rugby player at a royal function and the ensuing playful antics of the sportsman sparking panic among onlookers.
Newscorp (aka Fox, Sunday Times)
ARU chief executive John O'Neill told the Queen of a previous encounter when Australia's players had not been quite so careful.
As a small child, she had been tossed in the air by an exuberant team member who had just enjoyed a long lunch. The panicked royal court was reassured that the player had the safest hands in the team after the incident in 1928.
"She had never heard the story,'' O'Neill said. "She was quick to point out that she would have been about 18 months old. She said she had no recollection of being thrown in the air. I responded I wouldn't blame her for blocking it out of the memory.''
Oh my God, this is bigger than phonegate! Never mind who leaked what to who about George Dubbya and the G20, we should have an AFP, MI3 inquiry/Royal Commission into Bettygate!
Who tossed the Queen? Why? who leaked the information? Is Jon O'Neill the godfather of Prince Charles? Who's telling the truth, the Queen or Jon? Why hasn't the Australian published this? Was it all made up as a joke which was carried too far? Will the world leaders trust Jon or the Queen again?
This has conspiracy written all over it.
Anyone with information please contact Malcolm Turnbull.
Where there's smoke there's fire, little lies, little lies, BIG LIE!!!!
Nice ranting Fulv, you sure there isn't an Obama connection?![]()
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
Work in progress, Burgs![]()