'I got the yips that night': Rugby legends trade hilarious yarns on Stan Sport's Glory Days series
Try-scoring hero invents 'doosra' lineout throw
Jeremy Paul celebrates after scoring one of his two tries in the 2004 rout of England in Brisbane.
The hooker had a wobbly night with his lineout throwing, however, much to Justin Harrison's amusement.
"I got the yips that night," Paul admitted.
"That was the doosra. I gave Shane Warne the doosra. That was hilarious."
Disgusting food habit rattles Wallabies teammates
Justin Harrison and Jeremy Paul re-watched Australia's 2004 Rugby World Cup revenge victory against England in Brisbane.
Cult hero prop Matt Dunning, pictured here at training, was a substitute in the 51-15 rout.
"Remember when we were sitting around talking about our vices, Tim Tam in coffee or something," Harrison asked Paul.
"And he (Dunning) goes 'yeah, and I like to get a spoon of butter, dip it in sugar and eat it.' It was a show stopper. Silence.
"Like: 'I like to have extra cheese on pizza, I like to have a Tim Tim in my coffee...' 'Yeah, I like to put a spoonful of butter in sugar and eat it'."
"He had some interesting things happen to him," Paul deadpanned.
A different era of rugby
Brendan Cannon of the Wallabies is assisted after a high tackle from England hard man Simon Shaw resulted only in a penalty.
"These days that would have been 10 weeks, red card, all day every day," said Paul, who came on as an injury replacement.
"But because he was dropping, (referee) Paddy (O'Brien) has ruled that fine."
"There wasn't that framework back then," Harrison added.
"It was just 'is he alive?' 'OK cool, you can stay on'."
Wallabies cult hero's weightlifting feats
While Dunning's eating habits could be questioned, he was a beloved teammate.
"Big (Friar) Tuck. Gee he was a good man to have in your group," Morgan Turinui remembered fondly.
"Good footballer. Do you know what's underrated, is how good he was in the gym. Like he would push big tin, big tin."
The 'hairiest arms in world rugby'
The great Joe Roff pictured being tackled by England's Mike Tindall at Suncorp Stadium.
Equally adept at fullback or on the wing, his teammates Justin Harrison and Jeremy Paul were massive admirers.
"Hairiest arms in world rugby but he could play the game," Harrison said.
"And look at his legs, those are some sexy legs, good looking pins," Paul added.
"Oh my god. They're glorious pins. Wow, what a player."
'Harrison's on tonight'
England captain Lawrence Dallaglio talks to his team in 2004 after Justin Harrison won a penalty for Australia.
"Look out for that Harrison bloke they're saying," Harrison claimed.
"Guys, we're in trouble. Harrison's on tonight. They're s---ting themselves."
Harrison was a thorn in the side of the British and Irish Lions in 2001 with a series-clinching lineout steal on debut.
"The British and Irish Lions tour's relived!" Paul exclaimed.
"Yeah, the lineout king's here... they were so scared, so scared. All they had to do was put an even floor out for you to trip over your cankles."
Was 'Sir Clive' faking it?
Sir Clive Woodward in the England coaching box as his team slumps to a heavy 2004 defeat in Brisbane.
"A bloke faking it, World Cup coach," Harrison said. "Faking it."
"Sir..." added Paul.
'Save me a seat' on Caxton Street
Clyde Rathbone, who scored a hat-trick of tries, celebrates with fans in Brisbane.
"God it was good to play in front of a packed crowd," Paul recalled.
Harrison: "Suncorp always seemed to be that bit more intense, didn't it?"
Paul: "Yeah, because they were right on top of you."
Harrison: "You know what they also were before kickoff? Three minutes before that they were on Caxton Street drinking Bundy rum."
Paul: "How good was it going past Caxton Street? Remember when we used to come through on the bus?"
Harrison: "Full of rum, singing, gold shirts."
Paul: "I was like 'I will see you here in four hours. Save me a seat!' I might have been there on the Wednesday beforehand. Oh, it was so bad. Still amateur back in those days."
Harrison: "You were. We were all pretty serious."
Paul: "When you had no skill you had to be serious, I suppose."
Great mates, great banter
Justin Harrison and Jeremy Paul during a Wallabies captain's run.
World Cup medal thrown into the drink
George Smith, Jeremy Paul, Justin Harrison, Matt Cockbain and Stirling Mortlock of the Wallabies stand dejected with their runners-up medals from the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
"I threw mine in the harbour," Harrison said.
"I thought I was Muhammad Ali style, 'I deserve better'!"
