See the moment footy coach is busted on a hot mic hitting a reporter with an unprintable one-word slur after he was challenged about his team's shocking record Crusaders coach lashes out at reporter in foul-mouthed rant Reporter had been asking about his team's run of bad form Coach's microphone was still on when he used profanity By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:27 BST, 23 May 2024 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 23 May 2024 e-mail View comments Crusaders coach Rob Penney has been busted calling a journalist a c**t after answering some tough questions ahead of his side's Super Ruby Pacific showdown with the Blues. Under-fire Penney has presided over a shocking season so far, with the New Zealand-based team winning just two of their 12 matches and sitting third last on the ladder. Things got worse for him on Wednesday when he answered some challenging questions about his side's poor run of form at a press conference.
Penney faced a grilling from 1News reporter Thomas Mead, who asked about his future as coach and the sort of feedback he has been getting from players. If my team was 2-10 I probably wouldn’t call a journalist a cunt pic.twitter.
com/wZoIsG836q — Jamie Wall (@JamieWall2) May 22, 2024 Under-fire Crusaders coach Rob Penney lashed out at a reporter in a foul-mouthed rant, unaware his voice was still being picked up on a microphone Penney's Crusaders are going having a horror 2024 rugby season, leading to some tough questions that left their coach furi.