Shayne Philpott
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@Chris-B said in Shayne Philpott:
@Kirwan That's probably right.
The golf story is the part that sticks in my memory, because it was pretty funny - which I'm pretty sure was Hooroo as well?
Nope, that was me and it was a second hand story. The guy who told me ( on numerous occasions ) swears that it was true. Whether SP saw it on here or elsewhere ( the bloke put it online all over the place, on FB, other sites etc ) is unclear…..only those two know if it was true or not.
Pretty innocuous I would have thought, not the nastiest rumour to help spread but in retrospect not my finest hour. NZ is a small place and even if the players themselves don’t see it they all have families, friends etc.
I actually thought about messaging him direct to say sorry but the account was deactivated from memory.
It did make me think that a lot of shit gets said on here rightly or wrongly and some comments about players/coaches past or present are pretty shitty but I guess it’s up to each individual to judge whether or not they should post what they do.
Anyway, RIP Shayne. You achieved way more in rugby than any of us did ( except for maybe @Bones depending on how things pan out )
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@Duluth said in Shayne Philpott:
@MN5 said in Shayne Philpott:
Nope, that was me
That makes sense
One must always own one’s mistakes
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Was the crime playing in a tracksuit or the fact it was an AB one?
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@antipodean yeah, i was just going to confirm that
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Someone on here years ago reckons Byron kellagher used to get around his local town, at the shops etc , wearing allblack gear .
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@kiwiinmelb said in Shayne Philpott:
Someone on here years ago reckons Byron kellagher used to get around his local town, at the shops etc , wearing allblack gear .
can confirm, it was easier than having to keep asking people "do you know who i am?"
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One from Dunedin which I enjoyed (and I was the one who heard it, so can voucher for its accuracy - no second hand info here):
I was walking along the footpath in George St, Dunedin in the early 2000s and Pita Alatini and Megan Cassie (now Alatini, but she was "famous" because of True Bliss), were casually crossing the road, not at the lights or a pedestrian crossing or anything. Nothing wrong with that really, but they didn't seem to care for the cars travelling along George St, and because of their slow saunter, they were forced to break into a jog for the final part of their crossing manoeuver.
Megan turned to Pita and said "well, they didn't show much respect".
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Shayne's posts were great.
He was full of praise for lots of well-known coaches he'd played for. He was able to set the record straight about some false rumours that have emerged about the All Blacks 1991 World Cup campaign. He'd really enjoyed playing in and living in Japan. He came across well.
Sad that he's gone so soon.
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@Smudge said in Shayne Philpott:
One from Dunedin which I enjoyed (and I was the one who heard it, so can voucher for its accuracy - no second hand info here):
I was walking along the footpath in George St, Dunedin in the early 2000s and Pita Alatini and Megan Cassie (now Alatini, but she was "famous" because of True Bliss), were casually crossing the road, not at the lights or a pedestrian crossing or anything. Nothing wrong with that really, but they didn't seem to care for the cars travelling along George St, and because of their slow saunter, they were forced to break into a jog for the final part of their crossing manoeuver.
Megan turned to Pita and said "well, they didn't show much respect".
Audio or it’s a lie 😉
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It certainly stunned a few when he did rock up and started posting.
Had a few messages with him when he wa posting. In spite of some of the public backlash, the man loved his rugby and was genuinely proud to be an AB. He didn’t quite understand why he attracted the negativity he did, beyond the regular player criticism that came with being a pro.
Like others have said he had some really good posts that provided a unique insight into some of the goings with AB rugby and did it in a way that didn’t big note himself or break any confidences.
Condolences to his family and those close to him
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@Duluth said in Shayne Philpott:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Shayne Philpott:
That means all the "Day in the Life" post are gone...? Bugger.
Unless @BartMan or the people that wrote them still have them
If they do turn up, we should repost some old classics on the website
Might have 1 or 2 in the archives - remember emailing them to people.
