Date Posted:12:54:13, Fri, Oct 21 2005 Author: Alec Subject: Re: LI Old Boy is Naughty Boy...! In reply to:
Alec
's message, "LI Old Boy is Naughty Boy...!" on 8:26:26, Thu, Oct 20 2005
From the Western Daily Press (and thanks to Giles Can't Drink from the Oddshaped place for spotting it!)
Two England rugby stars were disciplined by their club for missing a training session after they partied the night away with Royals - including Princes William and Harry, it emerged yesterday. Henry Paul, 31, and Peter Richards, 27, were among guests at a boozy birthday bash thrown for their team-mate, England World Cup star Mike Tindall, by his Royal girlfriend Zara Phillips at Princess Anne's Gatcombe Park.
It has also emerged two other guests at the party were involved in a fracas.
Guests took part in mock sumo wrestling, and rode a bucking bronco machine. The sporting stars at the boisterous gathering include top jockey Frankie Dettori. The morning after the fun and frolics Gloucester players were due at a "recovery session" at their Kingsholm base and all the party guests, including Tindall, attended - except for England Squad scrum-half Richards and former Bradford Bulls rugby league star Paul, who plays fly-half and centre.
Richards had stayed overnight at Gatcombe Park and Paul missed the club session because he decided to travel North to meet his brother Robbie - 29 year old Bradford Bulls captain - to celebrate the League side's 15-6 Grand Final win against Leeds.
Now the pair are in disgrace after being summoned to a club disciplinary inquiry.
Their punishment for missing the recovery session - which followed their 16-18 defeat at Tindall's former club Bath last Saturday - is to be dropped from the Gloucester squad going to France this weekend for a European Challenge Cup match with Bayonne.
Club spokesman Alastair Downey said the pair had been told of the reasons for the club's action.
A club insider said being dropped from the squad to go to France was "a real slap in the face".
