Steve Tew: New Zealand ready for a gay All Black

WillieTheWaiter

who could have seen this coming..
 
 
The company also said Margaret Comer sincerely apologised for her comments yesterday.
"I feel terrible that my poor choice of words have caused hurt and alarm. I am even more regretful given that I have always been passionate about championing causes and organisations that improve our communities both professionally on behalf of Gallagher's philanthropic efforts and personally on a number of not for profit boards. I most definitely do not condone any kind of mistreatment of women and am extremely regretful that my words yesterday do not reflect the high standard I expect of myself and those I am associated with."

Hooroo

and the gold medal in the back track event goes to.....

Mokey

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who could have seen this coming..
 
 
The company also said Margaret Comer sincerely apologised for her comments yesterday.
"I feel terrible that my poor choice of words have caused hurt and alarm. I am even more regretful given that I have always been passionate about championing causes and organisations that improve our communities both professionally on behalf of Gallagher's philanthropic efforts and personally on a number of not for profit boards. I most definitely do not condone any kind of mistreatment of women and am extremely regretful that my words yesterday do not reflect the high standard I expect of myself and those I am associated with."
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LOL. I bet Helen whatsherface spat tacks when she saw Margaret's comments. Talk about throwing oil on the fire.

Billy Tell

I hate these "storm in a teacup" beat-ups that quality journalism in NZ adores.
 
It was a stupid idea to hire the stripper etc, but I actually just find the whole thing...boring.

Billy Tell

Also Lizzie Marvelly. I don't mind columnists giving opinions, that's what they paid to do. But a columnist who thinks their opinions define right and wrong for everyone else...

jegga

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/chiefs-a-big-bunch-of-dicks-if-they-assaulted-stripper-2016080507#axzz4GR4iL0m7'>http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/chiefs-a-big-bunch-of-dicks-if-they-assaulted-stripper-2016080507#axzz4GR4iL0m7</a>
 
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Rugby club parties are one of the most dangerous situations a stripper can find herself in, especially if she's alone, says the owner of one of New Zealand's leading stripper agencies.
A dancer known as Scarlette has accused members of the Chiefs rugby team of assaulting her, including grabbing her between the legs, at a 'Mad Monday' party in Matamata. She says she had to fight them off, putting one in a chokehold and punching him in the groin.
The Chiefs' management are investigating the allegations. If they're true, it proves how "fraught with danger" parties full of drunk rugby players can be, says ex-stripper and head of All-Star Strippers Ryan Marston.
"Ninety-five percent of what we do would be stag parties. As a rule, people don't want to look like a dick in front of their friends, so stags are very well-behaved - even though the perception is [the opposite]," he told Paul Henry on Friday.
"They are loud but they tend to be pretty well-behaved, otherwise you'd see it in the media. That 5 percent that's left though is rugby clubs, 21st birthdays, 18ths. These things are fraught with danger.
"Clearly the Chiefs are a big bunch of dicks at the end of the day."
Chiefs sponsor Gallagher defended the players, though spokesperson Margaret Comer told Fairfax Media hiring a stripper was a "stupid damn thing to do".
Mr Marston says it's premature to blame the organisation as a whole, as it only takes one person to book a stripper.
"Nobody would have known until the minute she walked in," he told Paul Henry. "I could have a midget here in half-an-hour, and he could be on set here and your producers wouldn't know."
While totally agreeing that no means no, Mr Marston says Scarlette broke a few "cardinal rules" that put her own safety at risk.
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Firstly, she went alone.
"The presence of another guy in the room who's not part of their team, 99.9 percent keeps people in lineâ€¦ When you send a girl into a changing room or a hot pool when a team has got a skinful of booze in them, on her own, I mean, it could have been much worse."
Secondly, she shouldn't have accepted $50 to let one of the players lick her "b***hole". Scarlette says after letting one player do it, four more did without her permission.
"[She] let them step beyond the bound of what was in the proprietary rules of what my company does. Pretty much any other club in the country would not let anyone lick them for a $50 note."
Mr Marston hopes one of the men who was there comes forward with the other side of the story, if there is one.
"If they get in trouble, they deserve what they get. If it is as Scarlette says and they held her down and did these things to her, then essentially it's tantamount to assault or something worse perhaps - sexual assault.
"If though they were invited to do that for money, then that's a different story - I do feel sorry for the guys, because then it's one possibly angry girl who could ruin a number of lives and careers."
It's believed the incident happened on the same night that <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/chiefs-under-fire-for-homophobic-slurs-2016080214#axzz4G7KR1fB3'>lock Michael Allardice shouted homophobic slurs at a pub patron</a>, which also made headlines.
Mr Marston isn't the first in the industry to speak out against the Chiefs. Brian Le Gros, who runs Auckland strip bar The White House, called their alleged actions an insult to Scarlette's dignity.
"I've seen girls touched, and it really does affect themâ€¦ Just like you get one or two dancers who are of not good character, you get one or two rugby players that are of not good character and away they go - they start assuming they can do things that really are illegal."
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taniwharugby

cant believe the airtime this is getting...NZHerald earlier had a headline demanding the Chiefs front up to the media.
 
Yes some players were dicks, yes the CEO and Sponsor said some dumb shit, fuck off and report real news! 
 
Luckily the final is tomorrow and the Olympics start too, so at least our media my be able to avert thier gaze to allow the NZRU and Chiefs to conduct thier investigations and punish those if they have in fact transgressed as the media have reported.

Mokey

Holy hell in a handbasket.
 
Now we've got the stripper who appeared at last year's Mad Monday saying the same thing happened to her:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/82881350/police-confirm-contact-with-chiefs-stripper'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/82881350/police-confirm-contact-with-chiefs-stripper</a>
 
And Chiefs fans burning their jerseys:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/82871162/former-chiefs-fan-sets-fire-to-jersey'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/82871162/former-chiefs-fan-sets-fire-to-jersey</a>

hydro11

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Holy hell in a handbasket.
 
Now we've got the stripper who appeared at last year's Mad Monday saying the same thing happened to her:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/82881350/police-confirm-contact-with-chiefs-stripper'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/82881350/police-confirm-contact-with-chiefs-stripper</a>
 
And Chiefs fans burning their jerseys:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/82871162/former-chiefs-fan-sets-fire-to-jersey'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/82871162/former-chiefs-fan-sets-fire-to-jersey</a>
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That guy will look mighty stupid if this all turns out to be nothing.

gollum

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<div style="margin:0px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Secondly, she shouldn't have accepted $50 to let one of the players lick her "b***hole". Scarlette says after letting one player do it, four more did without her permission.
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That may be my favourite line wriotten on the Fern ever. Tho' "I could have a midget here in half-an-hour" is right up there.
 
Pro tip, don't let a professional rugby player lick your butthole, even for $50. 
 
And I love the idea that someone genuienly see's a stripper & thinks "I bet she's got a tasty butthole, I'd like to lick it". So we've narrowed it down to the props or one of the halfbacks. It was a bit pointless before, but now I desperately want to see a press conference where 4 Chiefs players have to publically apologise for the unpaid butthole licking they subjected this poor girl too.

Gary

Not to be pedantic but shouldn't this topic be in the strippers and guns thread - I'm guessing a few of the players were hoping that Tuesday morning they could post an update on that thread.

Mokey

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That may be my favourite line wriotten on the Fern ever. Tho' "I could have a midget here in half-an-hour" is right up there.
 
Pro tip, don't let a professional rugby player lick your butthole, even for $50. 
 
And I love the idea that someone genuienly see's a stripper & thinks "I bet she's got a tasty butthole, I'd like to lick it". So we've narrowed it down to the props or one of the halfbacks. It was a bit pointless before, but now I desperately want to see a press conference where 4 Chiefs players have to publically apologise for the unpaid butthole licking they subjected this poor girl too.
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Just when you think it couldn't get any weirder - several drunk rugby players licking stripper ass at a public pool complex.
 
Hope everyone is up to date with their shots.

antipodean

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Just when you think it couldn't get any weirder - several drunk rugby players licking stripper ass at a public pool complex.
 
Hope everyone is up to date with their shots.
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thumb-sucking-nail-biting-kids-may-have-lower-allergy-risk/'>May improve their immune system...</a>

Gary

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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/thumb-sucking-nail-biting-kids-may-have-lower-allergy-risk/'>May improve their immune system...</a>
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I see - its big pharma discouraging us from licking strippers asses.

gollum

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://thefecaltransplantfoundation.org/what-is-fecal-transplant/'>http://thefecaltransplantfoundation.org/what-is-fecal-transplant/</a>

TeWaio

"Transpoosion" is probably my favourite portmanteau ever..

Billy Tell

Drinks with the lads. Sweet. 
Tell a few yarns. Sweet. 
Hot stripper. Yeah ok sweet. 
Drunkenly "crack" out your tossing salad fetish. Awkward.

Chris B.

I just want to say - thank fuck this is the Chiefs and not the Crusaders! 
 
You guys going to add a brown tongue to your logo? :)

SammyC

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I just want to say - thank fuck this is the Chiefs and not the Crusaders! 
You guys going to add a brown tongue to your logo? :)</blockquote>
 
And I thought our CEO was incompetent

Crazy Horse

I reckon Rennie would be bloody angry by now.

The Silver Fern

Steve Tew: New Zealand ready for a gay All Black