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WALLABIES coach Ewen McKenzie says it took days for him to establish the facts of the alcohol-fuelled night out by his players in Dublin last week, so he could not have suspended them from last week's Test against Ireland.
McKenzie held a press conference at the Wallabies' Edinburgh hotel on Monday to explain his reasons for suspending six players for one match each, and officially warning nine others.
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Five players; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Nick Cummins, Benn Robinson, Tatafu Polota-Nau and Liam Gill, will miss this week's Test against Scotland while Paddy Ryan will miss next week's Test against Wales.
Immediately questions were raised about why McKenzie did not stand the players down from last week's Test against Ireland, which is generally considered a tougher challenge than this weekend's match against the Scots.
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"When I was confronted with a number of names, I spent all Thursday and Friday establishing the facts and details," McKenzie said.
"I tried to work out where I would go.
"I delayed the decision because I had so many people to speak to.
"In this process I have got to be fair and just, I believe we have been.
"If I could have acted quicker, I would have.
"This sort of stuff is a massive distraction, I have spent far too long on this."
The players went out in separate groups for dinner, and some then decided to carry on at other bars, not returning to the team hotel until the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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McKenzie said there were no public complaints made about their behaviour during the night, but expressed frustration with the wayward players after having spoken to them about off-field expectations the week before they arrived in Dublin.
Dave Dennis, Kane Douglas, Saia Fainga'a, Bernard Foley and Nick Phipps have been given written warnings, while Scott Fardy, Mike Harris, Ben McCalman and Nic White received verbal warnings from McKenzie.
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"I am disappointed in all of them, I don't think I've lacked clarity," McKenzie said.
"I made it clear to individuals about what is acceptable.
"It was a bad night for us, a bunch of bad decisions were made.
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"The guys can have a glass of wine with dinner, that's always been the case.
"Some players made the decision the dinner would go on a lot longer, and involve a few more drinks.
"We were unhappy with the decision-making of some of our players.
"There is nothing sinister [about the night out], this is us judging ourselves.
"The decisions were poor and not in keeping with the focus of the team.
"We're in the business of developing a successful team for a long while.
"The easiest thing in this situation is to do nothing, I've been involved in sport for a long time, but to do nothing will give us mediocrity."
McKenzie is attempting to reform the culture of a side that has won just five Tests all year, and fallen from No.2 to No.4 in the world rankings in the past 12 months.
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