Rugby player misbehaves on board a flight

By Srian Obeyesekere

RUGBY: The rugby antics dont seem to have an end. Reliable news flitting in has it that a Sri Lankan rugby player from the hill country had urinated into a sanitary bag aboard a flight during the Sri Lanka team's flight back home from Bangkok after the Asiad qualifier last Sunday (16) much to the disdain of the rest of the passengers.

The passengers, who were horrified by the incident, had protested to the cabin crew who too had voiced their displeasure.

Following the incident the team manager is said to have made a belated apology to the cabin crew.

The player concerned is said to have just stepped out to big time rugby from a school in the hill country from where the game is dominated like a king.

According to passengers, they would come forward to testify if the necessity arose.

This player is also said to have harassed a stewardess throughout the flight and had wanted to urinate when the flight was about to land. When told by the cabin crew that he could not be on his feet as the plane was landing he had reacted by taking a sanitary bag and doing the job in full view of the passengers.

This totally unacceptable and brazen act by a national player who is supposed to act like a 'sporting ambassador' is said to have embarrassed all Sri Lankans aboard the flight.

This latest comedy in a running rugby scenario that began between players and officials with a certain segment of players protesting the appointment of the captain for the Chinese Taipei tour which was the talking point in sports circles leaves a bad taste in the nostrils for the game which has seen discipline nose dive to its lowest depths judging by the incident on the national carrier starring this particular player.