So for some reason I was thinking this morning about the time the
New Zealand Cavaliers came on tour to South Africa in 1986. It was, I believe, in one of the
Test matches (which all ended in fistfights) that Springbok forward Uli Schmidt got sin-binned for some or other outrageous act of violence.
Instead of sitting on the sidelines in a plastic garden chair, seriously thinking about what he'd done, Schmidt spent his 10-minute penalty reaching into the crowd to sign autographs for eager fans.
You've got to love that.