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MONTPELLIER - Some Wallabies will do anything to put one over a couple of Frenchmen for a bottle of wine.
Leading World Cup try-scorer Drew Mitchell and Wallabies teammate Cameron Shepherd capped their day off last Thursday with an incognito game of two-on-two rugby in one of the many squares in picturesque Montpellier.
Out wandering in their civvies, the Western Force pair were beckoned over by a couple of French lads manning a World Cup promotion on a mock rugby field with goalposts.
"We were just in our casual gear and they asked us if we wanted to play, it was very strange," Mitchell said. "We said we'd have a game. They asked if we played and we said we were here to support the boys."
After the livewire Wallabies cruised in for a few tries, the locals got their backs up and the game quickly turned from touch to tackle.
The increased intensity also increased the number of onlookers, who marvelled at the skill of the two Aussie "fans", playing under the names of David and Michael.
"I guess you could say we definitely came out on top," said Mitchell, who also last week passed himself off as a reporter at a press conference.
Shepherd added: "We created a bit of a stir and there was a crowd forming - but the people just thought we were two punters off the street, so we felt a bit bad."
Guilt, however, didn't stop them from taking the spoils on offer.
As a reward for toppling the local heroes, "Michael" and "David" gladly accepted a bottle of red.
"Only because we didn't want to be rude and not accept it," reasoned Mitchell.
AAP
