Breaking News - KB

[Ralto]

From the same story posted by andrewg:

"The alleged incident, which was witnessed by a number of staff and players also seated in the business class section of the Airbus A340, is understood to have occurred early in the flight between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo."

So before bags went missing or the extended delay...?

Ian

[Sheikh]

Got a text from Hertryk. Her iPad's broken (serves her right for being an apple fan-girl! ) but she's found out some more info and I can only presume she wanted me to share it here.

Di Patston has a degree in Behavioural Sciences and another in Criminology and Criminal Justice, so she sounds like a pretty intelligent lady. However, getting into an argument with Burtley Keale and then getting sent home might belie both her qualifications (ie, behaviour and justice).

Now I'm not saying intelligent people can't get into arguments, and we haven't and probably never will hear the full details, but it does make me lean more towards believing the worst of Burtley (not that I needed much prompting, mind!)

[westies man]

Yeah I agree Sheikh, there's a bit more to this story than what's been said so far. Bit odd that the manager of a hundred things is the one that left and flew back.
Suspect that she was the instigator of this incident otherwise the whole set up consisting of coaches, players and other management staff would have followed protocol and demanded that Beale be asked to leave the tour immediately if they thought he was out of line.
Either way this manager obviously hasn't got the good's to fulfil the job description if running back home when the going get's tough is the way to deal with a situation.

[jono]

Let's wait and see.

[shasta]

If it's caused the woman to fly home early it's got to be more serious than just an argument. Imo.

I'll wait for the report before making up my mind. But one thing; I have not read anywhere that the "incident" was the reason the lady returned to Australia. May have nothing to to do with the incident. Dunno.

Edit: Just saw he's not named in the squad for Mendoza.
But Hodgo is

[jargan83]

Saw on channel 9 news this morning that it was allegedly an argument over a T-shirt.

If that's the case both of them may well be idiots.

[Alison]

Maybe the business manager was another "she who must be obeyed"!!

[valzc]

Isn't Kurtley being told to wear team clobber what sparked that last punch up with Mowen? Seems KB doesn't like being told what to do or towing the team line. Still would like to know what the captain was doing.

[Rex Messup]

This is a witch hunt

Rugby used to be a mans game, played by hard men

A human with XX chromosomes who has been put in charge of player discipline (for farks sake) has obviously had a pursed lips moment because the chardonnay in business class was a bit warm and has taken her ball and gone home........WHO FARKING CARES

Beale should have been dropped from the team because his performance was toilet. He was probably pretty disappointed with his performance. He was probably filthy with his performance and was extremely disappointed with losing (as any test player should be). He probably didn't appreciate a verbal spray from some farking school teacher head mistress- type who has never played farking rugby or has even an inkling of understanding at how a young man feels that has just lost a test match

It is a very good sign that Beale wanted to kill someone after such a poor performance. It was a very good sign that he was angry and on the edge. He would have taken Argentina apart in his next outing...............enter some purse lipped, anal retentive, self righteous, spatially confused XX chromosomed person who has conflicting nerological pathways between the left and right brain that require that person to want to talk about what went wrong and how Kurtley was feeling and follow him around the plane wanting to "understand"

Kurtley wanted some space and a wall to put his fist through. He didn't want psychological farking analysis.

Kurtley wanted to get the boots on and put Argentina to the sword.

Now he is embroiled in some ARU political correctness

My farking brain hurts

There is a cultural misalignment between bashing the shite out of people and being the best and hardest team in the world and having to toe the line with XX staffers who clearly have no farking man management skills

This is a farking rugby team full of testosterone fueled men who have aspirations of being the best in the world.

XX went home. Farking sack her

Kurtley is a rugby player. Let him play. Let his footy do the talking and at least give him a few days to cool off if he has had a poor performance. How many blokes like a XX following them from room to room wanting to talk about their farking feelings when they are in a filthy mood?

Jaysus (insert blasphemy)

Time to get a coach with some balls and a mangement team with massive balls. No wonder these wallabies are so farking soft. Their heads are farked up with all this PC shite

Let them go out and hurt people and be proud of it. Team meetings shouldn't be like AA psychobabble sessions

[jono]

Maybe the business manager was another "she who must be obeyed"!!

Funnily enough. Management generally must be obeyed :/

[Alison]

Still would like to know what the captain was doing.

Probably running his fingers through his flowing mane and grinning like a schoolboy

[Alison]

Bring back National Service!!

[Stone Cold]

Let's wait and see.

You don't really get the internet, do you?

[Ecky]

Tried & convicted - time to move on.

Thanks to Rex!

[valzc]

This is just the last kind of shit pressure that the team needs - but why is it always the same personalities that seem to be involved? Total immaturity whatever the reason it started, act like a man instead of some pussy brat.