http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24208867-23214,00.html?from=public_rss Cage fighter belts league stars By Dean Ritchie August 20, 2008 HE'S the former jailbird and part-time cage fighter who managed to stop not one but two NRL stars during a fight at a Cronulla bar last Sunday afternoon. At Sting Bar around 6pm, a behemoth known only as Danyan decked Bulldogs winger Nick Youngquest from behind with a hefty blow. Sharks Test star Greg Bird rushed in to support Youngquest - but he too copped one on the chin from Danyan. Bulldogs CEO Todd Greenberg yesterday described the local knuckleman as a "lunatic". The two footy stars were unaware Danyan had just been released from jail and was a hardened cage fighter. The Daily Telegraph could not locate Danyan. Daniel Holdsworth, the Bulldogs utility player, was present at the bar but not involved in the drama. The Bulldogs cleared Youngquest of any blame while Cronulla officials claimed Bird "did nothing wrong". Neither player will be fined although the Bulldogs will reprimand Youngquest. Holdsworth invited Bird for a beer after a Sharks fan day at about 3.30pm. "Greg went for a few beers when some bloke belted Nick Youngquest - he king-hit him in the jaw," Cronulla chief executive Tony Zappia. "'Birdy then went in and he got whacked too. Birdy then wrestled the bloke to the ground before security intervened and escorted the bloke out of the premises. "All Greg was doing was protecting Nick Youngquest. This happened at 6pm and Birdy was home by 8.30pm." Staff at Sting Bar confirmed tough guy Danyan had been thrown out after the incident. "Greg did nothing wrong," Zappia said. "It wasn't late at night and he wasn't intoxicated. He didn't leave our fan day until 3.30pm and this happened at 6pm. "Greg was very open and honest with the club. He came straight to myself and Ricky (Stuart, Sharks coach) and told us what happened." One man who watched the fight said: "Greg is old school. He went straight in to help his mate. The bloke really cleaned up Youngquest. "He was a bit mad." Greenberg, finally over the Sonny Bill Williams saga, confirmed his player was punched. "Nick copped a whack," he said. "I can't find out a reason as to why it happened but the players (Youngquest and Holdsworth) claimed it wasn't their fault. "Bird came in over the top - he did the right thing. The lunatic was then kicked out. "Nick and Bird went outside and got a taxi home. They just wanted to get away. "It is a reminder that players need to be very careful about where they go for a drink and the type of people they mix with."
My mate was down there about that time but said he didnt see anything happen. He must have just missed it. Sting Bar is wanker central but you wouldnt expect to get into a fight there. Though after my brothers wedding in cronulla his mates got into a pretty big brawl outside there that I just missed, the coppers blocked half the road for a while. The Shire is full of heros when they are on the sauce but they ***** out pretty quickly. Though I must say they can fight better than you would expect down there even though its such a wealthy area.
My mate saw those same 3 footy clowns the week before at Cronulla RSL absolutely wasted and acting like wankers, apparently Youngquest is the worst offender.
Come on kel the Daily Terror is completely free of bias and only tells it as it is, this is a Rupert Murdoch owned paper we are talking about here.
Surely you wouldnt have to belt Youngquest from behind. Mind you after watching the Footyshow last thursday i dont blame him. Honestly who in their right mind would actually enter and take serious that sexiest man in league crap.
