The Wallabies had just edged Ireland in a 17-16 thriller and were preparing for their quarterfinal against Scotland.<\/p>\n
Watch the Scotland vs Australia rugby clash on Stan Sport – the home of the Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks spring tours.<\/em><\/strong> Start your seven day free trial\u00a0here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n But in between tough training sessions, the team gathered to watch the race that stops a nation, camera crews and all.<\/p>\n Already a savvy punter at 21-years-old, Turinui had bid $2000 for an at the time "unknown horse" named Makybe Diva in the team's Calcutta.<\/p>\n "I had to go to Jeremy Paul afterwards and say 'look, mate, my Commonwealth Bank Dollarmite account, my maximum withdrawal is $800 so can I pay tomorrow?'<\/p>\n "He looked after me," Turinui said.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Brutal Jones methods revealed in newspaper report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Notorious pitch invader joins All Blacks for anthem<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Hurt' Cooper explains why he ditched the Wallabies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Turinui had also dabbled on a trifecta and first four bet while making a trip to the Coffs Harbour TAB with teammates Chris Whitaker and Nathan Grey that day.<\/p>\n "I go 'boys, give me some cash, I'll put one on.'<\/p>\n "Tight arses, they go 'no, no.' Greysie, still tight and Whits, no idea, they go 'no, no, don't worry about it, we don't want to waste our money.' I said 'are you sure?' Nope, no good."<\/p>\n Bad decision: Turinui's selections were Makybe Diva, She's Archie, Jardines Lookout, Pentastic and Frightening.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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