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Toughen up powder blues

Tahs upset by lippy Kockott

Rupert Guinness
Monday, February 12, 2007

Waratahs players are livid over the sledging antics of rookie Sharks halfback Rory Kockott during their round-two loss to the Durban side last Friday night.

It is understood the cocky 20-year-old infuriated the Waratahs with his persistent spray of individual insults that were even aimed at NSW captain Phil Waugh.

"He was having a go at everyone, everyone ... even Waughy who he kept saying to: 'Who do you reckon you are, Waugh?'," a NSW player told the Herald yesterday. (ooooooh nasty.....)

Incensing the Waratahs further was that Kockott, a recruit from the Lions with one Super 14 cap, only started because the first and second choice halfbacks, Springbok Ruan Pienaar and Scott Mathie, were injured.

Perhaps the most galling outcome was Kockott being given the thumbs up by the local media and even considered as a man-of-the-match candidate by one South African website.

"Was he?" said a Waratahs player when told, before conceding: "Still, he wasn't bad."

[Happy]

I reckon you should be able to say what ever you want.

If you come up with a sledge that puts the opposition off his game then more fool him!

[pruc]

nice work by the rookie. making his presents felt

[Thequeerone]

I thought that was part of the game

[pruc]

yes it is. my favourite part.

[frontrow]

geez, the Aussie cricket team have been doing it for years, and i have had my fair share directed at me on the rugby pitch and usually used it as motivation to smash the perpertrator in a tackle later on, or give a bit of a tickle with the boots in a ruck...Toughen up you sooks...

[luke_the_pom]

hahaha great story - need more rookies like that!

[joblot]

You let him win Phil. Keep quiet or give as much in return; just don't whinge about it

[Sagerian]

Nothing wrong with that... I thought this was gonna be the article about the Sharks dirty off the ball play.

[brokendown gunfighter]

nice work by the rookie. making his presents felt

xmas present or birthday present?

[Sagerian]

Whatever it was, it was felt.. Maybe a pool table? Awesome

[JediKnight]

Typical, gobby #9 but more fool the Waratahs for letting him get to them! Best way to react is to drive the little ****** into the turf (legally, of course!).