Crusaders coach Rob Penney has been caught referring to a journalist as ‘c**t’ following a prickly exchange at a press conference yesterday, as questions over his side’s faltering performances refuse to go away.
Fronting media, Penney was involved in a tense series of limited answers to TVNZ reporter Thomas Mead, which extended for more than three minutes. After the press conference finished, cameras and microphones were still rolling and caught the Crusaders coach making derogatory comments which appeared to be about a Mead.
“He’s a disgrace that c**t. Who’s he?” Penney asked.
With their Super Rugby Pacific playoff hopes hanging by a thread after a 10th loss of the season, Penney has remained defiant that he is the best person to take the franchise forward.