Lauaki the lout
25 Sep 2006
Yet another All Black has been disciplined after being involved in a pub brawl.
New Zealand loose forward Sione Lauaki was disciplined by Waikato on Monday after he punched an opponent outside an Auckland bar.
The Waikato Rugby Union refused to reveal what action it had taken against Lauaki after he punched Auckland reserve centre Roimata Hansell-Pune outside a bar after Waikato played Auckland on 16 September.
Lauaki was also in trouble in January after he assaulted a security guard in the northern city of Hamilton.
Waikato union chief executive Gary Dawson said he was “extremely disappointed and concerned that Sione has been involved in an incident of this nature”.
Dawson added the matter had been resolved with Lauaki apologising to Hansell-Pune. Lauaki was selected to play for the Hamilton-based Waikato in their victory against Wellington on Saturday.
45 Comments
25 Sep 2006, 09:59 am
ha ha-beat u guys,posted this on the russell thread-i will be signing autographs later
25 Sep 2006, 10:01 am
Actually I don’t mind Sione punching the odd rugby player here and there.
Victor Matfield will do for starters.
25 Sep 2006, 10:10 am
Sione’s hardly been touted as a ‘thinking’ loosie, just another Islander that can’t handle his grog!
25 Sep 2006, 10:17 am
bryce-if i had to live in nz/oz id also have a drinking problem!!
25 Sep 2006, 10:20 am
Actually heard that Hansell chap was the instigator, but I guess these guys take the on-field battle off it as well.
“Just another Islander” sheesh thats a bit harsh mate, last I checked the poms drink more than everyone south of the equator
25 Sep 2006, 10:25 am
Was tongue in cheek, there’s a general stereo- type in Aus and NZ that the Islanders can’t handle their alcohol…and in some cases it’s true.
25 Sep 2006, 10:46 am
Bryce
I know mate, I was trying to do the same back, nothing but good clean fun.
25 Sep 2006, 10:49 am
I really think the media over-reacts when players get out of hand.
Who gives a toss?
25 Sep 2006, 11:28 am
KIR(post4).
If I was a SA Rugby supporter I’d be frightened to sobber up.
You guys have got the Inmates running the Asylum.
25 Sep 2006, 11:55 am
S P O R T S T O R Y
RELATED LINKS
» Email this story
» Subscribe to Archivestuff
» Have your say
England to defend World Cup in long johns?
25 September 2006
Thanks to a newly designed rugby strip by Nike, England may be wearing long johns at next year’s Rugby World Cup in France.
England’s Daily Mail reports that the Royal Marines side tested the new strip over the weekend under a veil of security.
The strip, which is meant to be impossible for opponents to grab hold of, looked like an all white long body suit with the pants similar to those worn in American football.
The paper says that the Marines dressing room was declared a no-go area and players were under strict orders to say nothing about the strip.
The opposition reportedly laughed when they first saw the Royal Marines dressed in long johns and the suits didn’t seem to give them a distinct edge as they went down 45-8 to Plymouth Albions.
*Anyone ever seen TRON?, I suspect thats what we may be in for.*
25 Sep 2006, 12:07 pm
Who can handle their drink? Every-one either gets aggressive, or hits on ugly chicks, or says foolish stuff. Me, I tend to do all three.
25 Sep 2006, 12:34 pm
this is not his first offence is it ?
25 Sep 2006, 13:14 pm
Wolfman once while totally tanked I began sucking face with a bird who was so ugly that my mates were desperately pulling me away from her. I ignored them and continued but felt like a total chop the next day.
As for the THUG Lauaki, is it any coincidence that him and Troy Flavell are both old boys of Massey High School? What are they teaching dese boys dere?????
25 Sep 2006, 13:31 pm
Delek
I thought Lauaki went to Kelston Boys, Cribb & Flavell to Massey High, but all West Auckland schools, different breed those westies!!!
25 Sep 2006, 13:38 pm
CSI you could be right, I’m not entirely certain. Oh yeah Cribb too enjoyed a bit of hand-to-hand (or foot-to-face) combat when he thought the ref wasn’t looking. Imagine what he’s being doing to those tiny ****. Ouch
25 Sep 2006, 13:39 pm
P.s. at least the Pisi brothers are trying hard to redeem the Westie name. More chance of them being in a church than in a fight.
25 Sep 2006, 14:04 pm
Delek
The Pisi boys are very under-rated players, smart rugby players.
My brother has just helped me out on the school thing and yep, Lauaki went to Kelston and look at the Kelston 1st XV a couple of years ago…
Lauaki, Tuitupou, Muliaina, Tuitavake, Tuialii, K.Senio…
Now how good is that 1st XV to have these guys run on for you?!?
25 Sep 2006, 14:12 pm
ricane
Let him have a go at Bakkies or Danie Rossouw.
Will be a flat islander very quickly.
Hell you can even thrown in that thug Jerry Collins. He will also get a hiding.
25 Sep 2006, 14:15 pm
Jondood
In NZ they have this fight for life charity event, that will be the best place to set those guys up for an old school punch up, with rules and guidelines.
25 Sep 2006, 14:39 pm
What’s the time Mr.Wolf, what’s the time…
25 Sep 2006, 16:03 pm
Jondood just what makes you think that Bakkies or Danie will sort them out quickly? Is it because they are good Boere boys?
Last I heard Bakkies was better known for bitting then fighting…..
25 Sep 2006, 16:39 pm
Sione Lauaki is a battering ram and that is what a blindside flank or no.8 should be. And I agree with cane, he can punch Victor Matfield and make him a man!!
25 Sep 2006, 17:00 pm
Why are you lot slagging Lauaki for on-field thuggishness? I wasn’t aware that he was at all dirty on the field.
Off the field he obviously has a problem.
25 Sep 2006, 21:10 pm
have you okes seen the size of lauaki? he is bigger than any blou seun player and the kid is only 25!
he could brake cronje,wanneburg,spies and van skankenburger in half…all at the same time!!
chiefs fan,the only okes slagging mr lauaki off are the blou moo fans china,they have finally come across a human specimen that is bigger,stronger and has far more skills in his armoury than any seun that comes out of pretoria!
25 Sep 2006, 21:40 pm
I doubt Sione would ever get in a fight with Victor Matfield.
Sione only fights when he’s been drinking far to much
and Big Vic only fights with boys under 90kg (usually #9 & #10) and then its only from the back when they are not looking…what a tough guy!
25 Sep 2006, 22:29 pm
#18 jondood,
Were you fishing for me with that comment, or were you adressing it to cane who’s not Ric?
Anyway here I am ready for a fight!
Jerry has 54cm biceps, I doubt very much that Danie or Bakkies would like to taste a knuckle sandwich with that behind it.
25 Sep 2006, 22:30 pm
…and whats more they wouldn’t even see Lauaki coming! tHey would be safer playing on they railway tracks.
25 Sep 2006, 22:59 pm
Ricane
What did you make of Lauaki’s onfield peformance against Jerry on Saturday? I thought Nick Williams V Mose Tuiali’i was another great No.8 encounter. Kaino had a ripper of a game against Otago, but its hard to say how good he really was with a forward pack dominating and Otago withering throughout the whole game. So’oialo to come back, Masoe can play 8, Messam has been the form number 8 of the ANZC, So we have no problems in the 8 area.
I thought Lauaki had a good game against Collins, with a bump off and a great don’t argue on Mr. Collins, but Collins wins on points decision, work ethic, defense and overall reading of the game put Collins on top. Still, Lauaki V Collins is worth the price of admission alone.
25 Sep 2006, 23:01 pm
Jondood,
I can understand you thinking that Bakkies Botha could look after himself, but Danie Roussouw? The guy is soooo slow that Collins or Lauaki would have enough time to batter him, have a cup of tea and come back and finish him before the man would register what is going on!
As for the Boer man being the ultimate specimen, times have changed. The islanders in their prime are physiologically the better athletes.
25 Sep 2006, 23:06 pm
CSI,
If Henry and the Wellington coaches can up Lauaki’s work ethic to Collin’s level, he will make the plane to RWC 2007. He would be the ultimate impact sub. But only if his head is in the right place.
It took Collins some time to mature into the player he is now, so hopefully for NZ, Lauaki will do the same and fulfill the potential he undoubtedly has.
For me, if Lauaki had a bit more smarts and work ethic, i’d try him in the #8 position. He has the one thing that So’oialo lacks…dynamism and power off the back of the scrum. So’oialo has made improvements in this area, but it’s not a strength in his game. His overall game though makes up for this deficiency.
25 Sep 2006, 23:27 pm
Stodders,
Could not agree more with your post 30, especially the So’oialo part. We know that McCaw has the 7 jersey for a long while and Collins has the 6 jersey, Number 8 is just waiting for someone to take it.
Tuialii, Lauaki, Williams, Messam, Kaino, all very good players.
26 Sep 2006, 00:05 am
Stodders and CSI
I did watch the Lauaki vs Collins
I don’t really think you can compare the 2, they have such different skills and attributes.
I agree #6 and #7 are booked seats on the bus to Paris now! #8 is definitely still vacant.
Lauaki definitely has a size and strength advantage and has the most potential, because he has the most improving yet to do.
So’oialo is totally underrated as it’s defficult to see he has excellent technique. I’ve heard him called the Hammer that drives home the scrum and if you look carefully at a scrum you can see it (you can also see it in the scrum and defensiveline stats after a game he is involved in.
As an unbiased Wellingtonian that in my opinion!
I have been most impressed though with Liam Messam; he is athletic like Michael Jones was, and has bulked up incredibly over the last few months. He would have to be the ultimate impact player.
There are another 5 or more players there pushing for it as well, as has been mentioned.
Now I had better go and get on with work.
26 Sep 2006, 03:57 am
Drunks come in three flavours: sad, crying drunks; aggro, fighting drunks and happy, party-animal drunks.
Sometimes the same person might shift, in the course of one drinking session, through more than one of these personae.
26 Sep 2006, 07:19 am
Yes TT, I have noted this pattern in yo.ur posts(just kidding).
26 Sep 2006, 08:04 am
ha ha cane
I have noticed the responses to his posts consist mainly of the first 2 (n abundance!).
26 Sep 2006, 08:11 am
Yegads… a bunch of Kiwis rambling on about not much in particular or of consequence… scary stuff
Cane #2
I trust your wish has something to do about the fact that Matfield be taken out so as that he wont be around to reduce and destroy the Kiwi linout to a shuddering shambles as is the norm…
26 Sep 2006, 08:13 am
http://www.drunkenrugbyplayers.com, if there were such a site, there would be an infinite amount of stories that would dome un TT’s “3 flavours of drunks”
26 Sep 2006, 08:14 am
oops not “dome un”…meant to be “come in” thats a drunken mistake.
26 Sep 2006, 08:39 am
Bod
You’re getting it a bit mixed up there buddy. Big Vic is the only one who tries to take players out.
I would say canes point is more that it would be interesting to see Matfield try to take on someone his own size for once, instead of targeting the smallest guy in the opposition team to hit from behind.
26 Sep 2006, 08:45 am
Rias a cane, what are you on about son??
mm..mm methinks Cane (and most Nzedders) genuinely have a dislike of Big Vic because of what he reduces your linouts to
C’mon Cane… tell me I am correct
26 Sep 2006, 08:48 am
Sorry that should be Ricane…. looong weekend here
26 Sep 2006, 09:02 am
Nah Bod
I admire what he does to our lineouts,
I dislike what he does to our halfbacks
and 1st 5′s (flyhalf in SA).
I wouldn’t mind so much if he tried it on someone like Jerry or Sione but he won’t.
26 Sep 2006, 09:10 am
Aaaahh… Ricane I think you have unintentionally dispelled and uncovered an incorrect myth about the average SA rugby players intellect levels.
Big Vic does have sense… loads of it! Would you rather take on some snot nosed NZ scrummie/1st 5… or Jerry Collins?? Its a no brainer
26 Sep 2006, 11:13 am
Bod(post 40).
I would rather have *** with the “***** of Babylon” (Suzie) than admit you are correct.
27 Sep 2006, 01:58 am
Lauaki Why?!!!But who cares as long as he produces the goods on the field.The best exponent in terms of taking it up loose forward,proto-type manufactured for the much famed but painfull if you r on the receiving end_Samoan SIDESTEP!!He is better than Rodney tho,attacking wise.
Have your say
You must be logged in to post a comment.