Injury is no snag for Waratahs' Dave Dennis
Georgina Robinson
Date July 1, 2014 - 6:36PM
There was no wound licking or navel gazing from injured NSW captain Dave Dennis this week.
The back-rower might have seen his season go up in smoke just two games out from the Waratahs' most convincing tilt at a Super Rugby title in recent years.
But, inspired by a Mark Twain line – "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up", Dennis put his own misery to one side and put on breakfast for his teammates on Tuesday.
"He was in early, the boys came in and there was a sandwich board out the front saying 'Denno's Cafe' and he had a massive breakfast cooked for everyone," coach Michael Cheika said.
"That's just testament to the person that he's able to do that for his team."
There were poached eggs, avocado, gourmet sausages, tomatoes and the ubiquitous green juice.
It was seagulls on chips-type stuff and enough to earn the Adam Ashley-Cooper tick of approval.
"It was just awesome ... but that's Denno; he's the ultimate 'positron' [positive person] and I think it's a really good way to distract himself through a really disappointing time," Ashley-Cooper said.
"He's up here helping the boys and that's the character of Denno."
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