Waratahs Coach in Hospital!
February 21st 2008 05:56
The shock of seeing the NSW Waratahs win a match was too much for Waratahs Coach, Ewen McKenzie who was rushed to hospital after the realisation sunk in.
Sources say that McKenzie had gone in to shock as soon as the whistle blew at full time and the Waratahs were top of the scoreboard in last weeks' match aganist the Hurricanes.
Apparently the first symptoms of shock set in when McKenzie saw the stadium crowd. He was expecting one maybe 2 fans but it was a full house.
The second sypmtoms of shock set in when he heard Tuqiri say that he (Tuqiri) was happy to let others hog the limelight.
Mckenzie is expected to join his team for this weekend's match in New Zealand (v The Chiefs) because the smelling salts are about to run out and the hospital needs the bed.
However the hospital is prepared to admit McKenzie again next week...just in case the Waratahs win again.
Source: 21st Century Vixen
...and now for the real story.
from Rugby Heaven
Mckenzie: "...all of a sudden I started seeing stars but that was just because someone had stuck a photo of Larkham and Gregan in front of me and then the whistle blew and the match was over and we had won and then I woke up in hospital attached to a drip because Matt Dunning was holding my hand..."
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Assistant Coach Todd Louden Clear
has "welcomed" the chance to prepare an unchanged line-up against the Chiefs, who lost to the Blues in the opening round.
Louden said:
Louden described the Chiefs as "one of the more dangerous teams in the competition".
The Waratahs team doctor is travelling with extra supplies of smelling salts.
Please Note:
Ewen McKenzie is a Forward (because there's no such thing as an ex Forward) and Forwards don't faint. They petrify.
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Sources say that McKenzie had gone in to shock as soon as the whistle blew at full time and the Waratahs were top of the scoreboard in last weeks' match aganist the Hurricanes.
Apparently the first symptoms of shock set in when McKenzie saw the stadium crowd. He was expecting one maybe 2 fans but it was a full house.
The second sypmtoms of shock set in when he heard Tuqiri say that he (Tuqiri) was happy to let others hog the limelight.
Mckenzie is expected to join his team for this weekend's match in New Zealand (v The Chiefs) because the smelling salts are about to run out and the hospital needs the bed.
However the hospital is prepared to admit McKenzie again next week...just in case the Waratahs win again.
Source: 21st Century Vixen
...and now for the real story.
from Rugby Heaven
NSW Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie was in hospital today (Thursday 21/02) after having a kidney stone removed but was still expected to join his team in New Zealand before Saturday's Super 14 clash with the Chiefs.
Mckenzie: "...all of a sudden I started seeing stars but that was just because someone had stuck a photo of Larkham and Gregan in front of me and then the whistle blew and the match was over and we had won and then I woke up in hospital attached to a drip because Matt Dunning was holding my hand..."
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McKenzie went into hospital last night, though not before deciding to field the same team in Hamilton which beat the Hurricanes in their first round clash at the SFS last Saturday.
The Waratahs were to fly out from Sydney this afternoon with attack coach Todd Louden temporarily in charge.
"I expect to join the team on Friday, but until then it's business as usual with (assistant) Todd (Louden), Les (Kiss) and Steve (Tuynman)," said McKenzie in a statement.
The Waratahs were to fly out from Sydney this afternoon with attack coach Todd Louden temporarily in charge.
"I expect to join the team on Friday, but until then it's business as usual with (assistant) Todd (Louden), Les (Kiss) and Steve (Tuynman)," said McKenzie in a statement.
Assistant Coach Todd Louden Clear
has "welcomed" the chance to prepare an unchanged line-up against the Chiefs, who lost to the Blues in the opening round.Louden said:
As Ewen says, it's business as usual and knowing him as I do, he'll be on the first plane to New Zealand.
From a team perspective running out an unchanged line-up is good for building combinations and confidence....IIt was a good start last week, but our plan is to build each match so we need to step up again against the Chiefs.
From a team perspective running out an unchanged line-up is good for building combinations and confidence....IIt was a good start last week, but our plan is to build each match so we need to step up again against the Chiefs.
Louden described the Chiefs as "one of the more dangerous teams in the competition".
The Chiefs will be stinging from last week's loss to the Blues, but they showed they can attack from anywhere on the park....they have the ability to score from anywhere and will keep coming at us for the full 80 minutes, so we need to be right on our game to shut them down.
The Waratahs team doctor is travelling with extra supplies of smelling salts.
Please Note:
Ewen McKenzie is a Forward (because there's no such thing as an ex Forward) and Forwards don't faint. They petrify.
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