Three Australian rugby icons have brawl in Nando's with 16-year-olds - with one punched

Drew Mitchell told erstwhile England prima Ben Youngs that the radical were queuing up to spot their bid earlier being approached by an aggravated teen asking wherever the Nandos mean condiment was

Former Australia rugby stars Drew Mitchell, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Matt Giteau were caught up successful a brawl wrong a Nandos with 16-year-olds successful Cardiff this month.

The trio had made the travel to ticker Australia's 52-20 triumph implicit Wales successful the Autumn Nations and had seen England's 20-29 decision to South Africa connected TV earlier deciding to person a "cheeky Nandos" up of watching New Zealand vs France.

Speaking connected the For The Love of Rugby podcast, Mitchell told erstwhile England prima Ben Youngs that the radical were queuing up to spot their bid earlier being approached by an aggravated teen asking wherever the Nandos mean condiment was - earlier being deed with a punch.

He said: "We watched England v South Africa. We conscionable thought we'll spell for a cheeky Nando's earlier New Zealand v France. I was lining up and the edifice was wholly packed. This bloke conscionable came implicit the broadside and said, 'where's the f*****g mean sauce?'

"I was like, 'mate, you alright? There's a enactment here'. And helium goes, 'what? F*** off, mate. Where's the mean sauce?' "I said, 'No, mate. F*** off'. Then it kicked disconnected a small bit. You cognize 1 of those small chavs getting each big.

"He was a beauteous tiny looking dude. I'm looking astatine him, and past I get clocked from the broadside by his small mate. And past helium started to truly footwear off."

Ashley-Cooper past claimed the teen "caught him clean", with the 40-year-old adding to the story: "I said, 'how aged are you?' He goes, 'I'm 16!'"

Mitchell aboriginal explained however information guards came successful and kicked retired the unruly teens earlier asking them if they wanted to telephone the constabulary - with the radical declining and saying: "Just marque definite they're not extracurricular waiting to shank america erstwhile we locomotion out."

Giteau added: "I was like, 'Drew, we don't request this'. We conscionable got here, you cognize what I mean - successful the papers that he's ended up flogging a 16-year-old."

Mitchell made 71 appearances for Australia, with his past outing coming successful 2016, with Giteau playing 103 times and retiring from Wallabies work successful the aforesaid year.

Ashley-Cooper, meanwhile, played connected until 2019 for Australia, picking up 121 caps - the 3rd highest of immoderate subordinate - earning the nickname "Mr Versatile".