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<BR>(Thursday January 26 2006)
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<BR>If you think professional rugby is all about boiled chicken and icy baths, read on! In his latest column for the Irish Times, Toulouse strongman Trevor Brennan tells of high jinx and low walls...
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<BR>Came into training yesterday and there was pandemonium. The boys were hopping mad, telling stories of things that had happened during the night. Over in the corner of the dressing-room, Freddie Michalak looked shattered but was laughing away to himself all the same. He'd had a long night.
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<BR>It all goes back to our trip to Llanelli last weekend. On arrival in Cardiff airport, one of the boys had got a hold of Freddie's bag and emptied the contents on to the carousel. He wasn't happy about that.
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<BR>Before the match, some of the boys put deep heat in Freddie's boots and he had to go searching around for another pair. He was even less amused about that.
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<BR>Finally, when we arrived back in Blagnac airport on Saturday night, his bag had been nicked and reported as missing. By now, Freddie was fairly pissed off.
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<BR>The lads feared there might be serious repercussions, but figured they might be safe as he wouldn't know who to blame. Freddie narrowed it down to four possible culprits: Yannick Jauzion, Yannick Bru, Xavier Garbajosa and Jean-Baptiste Elissalde.
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<BR>Freddie's dad is a builder, so Freddie headed off into the night - late into Monday night - in his car with his boot filled up with ready-made cement, concrete bricks and bags of dirt and rubble.
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<BR>He started off at about 2am at Garba's house and began building a wall. He'd reached about two layers of bricks, but because it was a very foggy night, he began to think he had the wrong house and instead went next door where he built a five-foot wall.
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<BR>Garba came out yesterday morning and saw an unfinished two-foot wall outside his front door, but then saw the trail of footprints through the garden to his neighbour's house leading all the way to a five-foot wall in front of his neighbour's door. He said nothing and quickly hopped in the car to go training.
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<BR>Next, Freddie had driven to Bru's house and painted 'Goby' - Yannick's nickname - in big writing all across the front wall of his house. He then drove on to Jauzion's house and yanked up Jauzion's car, putting four cement blocks underneath. He drove on to Elissalde's house and covered his car in muck and rubble.
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<BR>Freddie had been a busy boy and looked whacked yesterday, but he looked happy too. "Listen lads," he said to them, "I'm a single lad with no kids and no responsibilities. Do what you like, but I'll always get you back."
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