Morgan Turinui has paid tribute to Scott Wisemantel after the Wallabies assistant coach spent his week helping rescue vulnerable people from the devastating floods in Lismore.
Wisemantel lives in Lennox Head and was supposed to be helping the Melbourne Rebels with their preparations to play the Fijian Drua in Super Rugby this week.
But when the floods made that a non-starter Wisemantel and his wife and friends sprung into action for a different cause.
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“His house is thankfully on higher ground so he jumped in his tinny and he’s been evacuating people in Lismore from the early part of the week,” former Wallaby Turinui said on Stan Sport’s Rugby Heaven last night.
“So I snuck some footage of that (watch in the video player above) just to show how tough it is for people at the moment but also a bit of a nod to Wisey and his mates in Lennox Head.
“They’re OK but they’re chipping in, evacuating people out, including his wife Gab and his mates in Lennox Head.
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“(Former Wallaby) Berrick Barnes is in a flatter part of Lennox Head, his house was under some threat so they’ve been working away trying to help him out. He (Wisemantel) was saying him and his wife Gab at the Gollan Hotel, the water got up to the third level where some special needs people needed to be evacuated, they had nowhere to go.
“So just a bit of a ‘chapeau’ to Scotty Wisemantel up that way for chipping in. Couldn’t do any coaching this week but is helping out, as the rugby community always does when needed.”
Wallabies legend Tim Horan has also been helping out with the flood recovery in Brisbane while securing the safety of some of his most treasured items.
“Mate, you can’t get these on Spotify,” Horan said, showing off his vintage CD collection to commentator Andrew Swain.
“Hoodoo Gurus’ Electric Chair, Storytellers: Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, how good. What about this one, Enya. Everyone’s always got to have Enya.”
Rugby Heaven’s Sean Maloney was less impressed.
“What is he doing? Can someone please shout him a Spotify subscription?”
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