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Three former international rugby stars ‘caught up in brawl in Nando’s with 16-year-olds with one punched in the head’

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THREE rugby heroes were gobsmacked by a skirmish with teens in Nando’s sparked by a lad yelling: “Where’s the f*****g medium sauce?”
Drew Mitchell told how he got punched on a “cheeky” trip to a Cardiff restaurant with fellow ex-Wallabies Adam Ashley-Cooper and Matt Giteau.
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Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Adam Ashley-Cooper had a bizarre experience in Nando’s on a night-out before watching Wales vs AustraliaCredit: Getty
The trio could hardly believe their bizarre experience on what they thought would be a peaceful day watching England v South Africa then New Zealand v France game – ahead of Wales vs Australia.
They saw, when they asked one youth in the angry exchange how old he was, he flexed his muscles and roared: “I’m 16!”
The athletic threesome revealed their unexpected encounter in the Welsh capital on the For The Love Of Rugby podcast, hosted by England’s record-appearance maker Ben Youngs.
Mitchell piqued Youngs’ interest by revealing: “It was a tough train trip this morning from Cardiff.”
The 127-cap presenter then asked: “Did something happen in Nando’s when you first arrived?” – with all three replying: “Oh, yeah.”
Mitchell, 40, said: “We watched England v South Africa. We just thought we’ll go for a cheeky Nando’s before New Zealand v France.
“I was lining up and the restaurant was completely packed. This bloke just came over the side and said, ‘where’s the f*****g medium sauce?’
“I was like, ‘mate, you alright? There’s a line here’. And he goes, ‘what? F*** off, mate. Where’s the medium sauce?’
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“I said, ‘No, mate. F*** off’. Then it kicked off a little bit. You know one of those little chavs getting all big.
“He was a pretty small looking dude. I’m looking at him, and then I get clocked from the side by his little mate. And then he started to really kick off.”
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Ashley-Cooper, also 40, interjected: “He got you clean” Ashley-Cooper and added. “I said, ‘how old are you?’ He goes, ‘I’m 16!’ [flexes arms].”
From there the tale became even more crazy, according to Mitchell.
He said: “All the security from the bar we were in – Boom Battle Bar [in the Brewery Quarter] – came in. There were like six security guards. 
“They kicked these three blokes out, and they were like, ‘do you want us to go to the cops?’ I was, like, ‘mate, it’s fine. Just make sure they’re not outside just waiting to shank us when we walk out’.”
Giteau, 42, then told the podcast: “You did very well.
“I was like, ‘Drew, we don’t need this’. We just got here, you know what I mean – in the papers that he’s ended up flogging a 16-year-old.”
Ashley-Cooper added: “And it’s a family restaurant!” 
To which Youngs joked: “I love how he was scared of a 16-year-old waiting for him outside.”
Unfortunately for Wales – but to the joy of the Oz trio – then Wallabies then handed out a painful beating: a record 11th defeat in a row for the Dragons, by 50-22.

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Publish date : 2024-11-21 18:41:54

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