five baggage handlers have been sacked by saudi arabian airlines after a video showing passengers ' luggage being carelessly tossed onto a conveyor belt caused outrage online . the 90-second clip was filmed by a witness in an indoor area restricted to workers at king khalid international airport in riyadh . it shows two male employees in blue uniforms recklessly hurling large suitcases onto the belt and against a wall as they unload a truck . england and wales are facing a new world cup threat after australia performed a u-turn aimed at drafting matt giteau back into the wallabies squad . the master playmaker has been an outstanding force for toulon in the french club 's back-to-back heineken cup triumphs and top 14 title success last season . now , four years after his test career appeared to be over when he was left out for the last world cup , the 32-year-old has discovered that he is eligible to play for the wallabies again . toulon fly half matt giteau -lrb- left -rrb- takes on leinster centre ian madigan during the champions cup semi-final . former wallabies drew mitchell -lrb- left -rrb- and giteau have been integral to toulon 's european dominance . giteau has not featured for australia since he missed out on selection for the 2011 world cup in new zealand . like england , australia had a policy of not picking anyone who plays abroad . but giteau 's supreme form for toulon led to a clamour for him to be recalled and on wednesday the aru announced a change which is seemingly tailor-made for the man once known as kid dynamite . with immediate effect , australia will pick ` elite ' players based abroad -- providing they have 60 caps and seven years of professional service at home . at a stroke , the wallabies have gained more experience and firepower for the world cup , while their pool a rivals england and wales have extra cause for concern . former england lock nick kennedy was a toulon team-mate during the victorious 2012-13 european campaign and the london irish academy director told sportsmail : ` when i turned up at toulon there were many excellent players , but the one guy who stood head and shoulders above the rest was matt giteau . for nearly two minutes the men are filmed throwing or flinging several suitcases without care . they appear to be unaware they are being filmed by someone standing on an elevated walkway . it is not clear if the person who filmed the shocking moment on a mobile phone is a colleague . as the video begins it shows one man throwing a large suitcase , which lands on the belt with a heavy thud . seconds later the men grab either end of a bag and throw it so hard that it hits a green barrier , causing it to shake as the suitcase bounded off of it and lands on the belt . for nearly two minutes the employees of saudi arabian airlines , also known as saudia , toss suitcases or fling them behind their backs without care or caution , apparently in an attempt to unload the truck as quickly as possible . aussies who can play . matt giteau -lrb- toulon -rrb- : can operate at no 10 or centre . has excelled in france and craves another shot . drew mitchell -lrb- toulon -rrb- : the 31-year-old former reds and waratahs wing has 30 tries in his 63 test appearances . george smith -lrb- lyon -rrb- : openside with 111 caps was last picked by the wallabies for 2013 decider against the lions . england stars who ca n't . an object that appears to be fragile -lrb- left -rrb- is thrown ; the workers throw two bags simultaneously -lrb- right -rrb- . some appear to be quite heavy or wrapped as though they contain fragile objects . it is believed at least one other employees , who is not seen on camera , is inside the truck to move luggage closer to the pair doing the throwing . in a statement posted on its website saudi arabia 's general authority for civil aviation -lrb- gaca -rrb- confirmed that two supervisors and three baggage handlers have been sacked after the video surfaced online . it expressed regret over the incident and said it will not tolerate such behaviour . the men throw the bags with such force that they land with a heavy thud or hit a green barrier against the wall . titled ` saudi airlines baggage handlers hard at work ' , the video was uploaded to liveleak , where it has nearly 100,000 views . the person who uploaded the clip wrote : ` looks like they are trying very hard to break things . and not such a fun job . ' rough handling of baggage is a fear shared by many passengers , and dozens of liveleak users wrote that they were upset or not surprised at all . nick abendanon -lrb- clermont auvergne -rrb- : on shortlist for european player of the year award . steffon armitage -lrb- toulon -rrb- : reigning european player of the year and having another superb campaign . toby flood -lrb- toulouse -rrb- : usurped by owen farrell in the england team , the rise of george ford has left him off the radar . ' i had watched him play for years but seeing him in training , seeing what he could do , was a shock . he is just so talented and is still one of the best players in the world . ` his ability is incredible , as is his decision-making . he 's still got pace , his passing is so accurate and he 's got a great kicking game . defensively he gets stuck in , too . he 's a great all-round player and , if anything , he has improved from spending time in france . he can do it all . ' giteau himself greeted the announcement from down under on wednesday by tweeting : ` massive news re policy change . the ultimate honour to represent your country , however form still must warrant selection . ' that should n't be an issue . his toulon team-mate , drew mitchell , is another australian who could find himself back in world cup contention but his initial reaction was to champion giteau 's claims . ` the fact he is not only playing in europe but dominating it for a number of years -- he not only would be able to handle test rugby , he 'd add a great deal of value in the world cup squad , ' said mitchell . ex-toulon lock nick kennedy considers his former team-mate giteau one the best players in the world . the aru decision has been made in response to an exodus of leading lights to europe . there are potential implications for the clubs who have recruited these players , who may now be called upon for test duty rather than being able to commit themselves fully to their new employers throughout the season . that in turn may lead to renewed club v country tension , but not in the case of harlequins , who have signed australia lock and former captain james horwill . ` it 's not an issue for us , ' said conor o'shea , quins ' director of rugby . ` we never want our players to turn their backs on playing for their country and there are windows for that . if the wallabies wanted to pick james , that 's great . ' james horwill -lrb- above -rrb- has recently signed for harlequins but will still be eligible to play for the wallabies . australia 's revised stance will lead to further calls for the rfu to relax their policy against picking players based abroad but northampton 's england flanker tom wood on wednesday echoed comments by tom youngs of leicester about the threat to squad unity and morale if the ` exceptional circumstances ' clause is invoked to call up the likes of steffon armitage from toulon . ' i am not against it in principle but i would n't like us to back-pedal on that now , ' he said . ` it could have an effect on the team and undermine some of the togetherness we have built . ` if people start to lose faith and think there is an imbalance , then people are n't pulling in the same direction . ' tom wood -lrb- right -rrb- believes stuart lancaster should still not select overseas players such as steffon armitage . one user wrote : ` they do n't appear to be trying to break anything . they appear not to care if anything breaks or not . i doubt any other airline is much different . do n't pack crystal when you travel . ' another added : ` airlines might as well just use a dump truck to load and unload luggage . it 's quicker and your luggage would be treated a little better . '
australia have relaxed their policy on selecting overseas players . the wallabies can now pick ` elite ' players based abroad . provided they have 60 caps and seven years of service at home . matt giteau has starred for toulon in recent seasons . the former wallabies fly half is set for a recall for the world cup .
five baggage handlers have been sacked by saudi arabian airlines after a video showing passengers ' luggage being carelessly tossed onto a conveyor belt caused outrage online . the 90-second clip was filmed by a witness in an indoor area restricted to workers at king khalid international airport in riyadh . it shows two male employees in blue uniforms recklessly hurling large suitcases onto the belt and against a wall as they unload a truck . england and wales are facing a new world cup threat after australia performed a u-turn aimed at drafting matt giteau back into the wallabies squad . the master playmaker has been an outstanding force for toulon in the french club 's back-to-back heineken cup triumphs and top 14 title success last season . now , four years after his test career appeared to be over when he was left out for the last world cup , the 32-year-old has discovered that he is eligible to play for the wallabies again . toulon fly half matt giteau -lrb- left -rrb- takes on leinster centre ian madigan during the champions cup semi-final . former wallabies drew mitchell -lrb- left -rrb- and giteau have been integral to toulon 's european dominance . giteau has not featured for australia since he missed out on selection for the 2011 world cup in new zealand . like england , australia had a policy of not picking anyone who plays abroad . but giteau 's supreme form for toulon led to a clamour for him to be recalled and on wednesday the aru announced a change which is seemingly tailor-made for the man once known as kid dynamite . with immediate effect , australia will pick ` elite ' players based abroad -- providing they have 60 caps and seven years of professional service at home . at a stroke , the wallabies have gained more experience and firepower for the world cup , while their pool a rivals england and wales have extra cause for concern . former england lock nick kennedy was a toulon team-mate during the victorious 2012-13 european campaign and the london irish academy director told sportsmail : ` when i turned up at toulon there were many excellent players , but the one guy who stood head and shoulders above the rest was matt giteau . for nearly two minutes the men are filmed throwing or flinging several suitcases without care . they appear to be unaware they are being filmed by someone standing on an elevated walkway . it is not clear if the person who filmed the shocking moment on a mobile phone is a colleague . as the video begins it shows one man throwing a large suitcase , which lands on the belt with a heavy thud . seconds later the men grab either end of a bag and throw it so hard that it hits a green barrier , causing it to shake as the suitcase bounded off of it and lands on the belt . for nearly two minutes the employees of saudi arabian airlines , also known as saudia , toss suitcases or fling them behind their backs without care or caution , apparently in an attempt to unload the truck as quickly as possible . aussies who can play . matt giteau -lrb- toulon -rrb- : can operate at no 10 or centre . has excelled in france and craves another shot . drew mitchell -lrb- toulon -rrb- : the 31-year-old former reds and waratahs wing has 30 tries in his 63 test appearances . george smith -lrb- lyon -rrb- : openside with 111 caps was last picked by the wallabies for 2013 decider against the lions . england stars who ca n't . an object that appears to be fragile -lrb- left -rrb- is thrown ; the workers throw two bags simultaneously -lrb- right -rrb- . some appear to be quite heavy or wrapped as though they contain fragile objects . it is believed at least one other employees , who is not seen on camera , is inside the truck to move luggage closer to the pair doing the throwing . in a statement posted on its website saudi arabia 's general authority for civil aviation -lrb- gaca -rrb- confirmed that two supervisors and three baggage handlers have been sacked after the video surfaced online . it expressed regret over the incident and said it will not tolerate such behaviour . the men throw the bags with such force that they land with a heavy thud or hit a green barrier against the wall . titled ` saudi airlines baggage handlers hard at work ' , the video was uploaded to liveleak , where it has nearly 100,000 views . the person who uploaded the clip wrote : ` looks like they are trying very hard to break things . and not such a fun job . ' rough handling of baggage is a fear shared by many passengers , and dozens of liveleak users wrote that they were upset or not surprised at all . nick abendanon -lrb- clermont auvergne -rrb- : on shortlist for european player of the year award . steffon armitage -lrb- toulon -rrb- : reigning european player of the year and having another superb campaign . toby flood -lrb- toulouse -rrb- : usurped by owen farrell in the england team , the rise of george ford has left him off the radar . ' i had watched him play for years but seeing him in training , seeing what he could do , was a shock . he is just so talented and is still one of the best players in the world . ` his ability is incredible , as is his decision-making . he 's still got pace , his passing is so accurate and he 's got a great kicking game . defensively he gets stuck in , too . he 's a great all-round player and , if anything , he has improved from spending time in france . he can do it all . ' giteau himself greeted the announcement
five baggage handlers have been sacked by saudi arabian airlines after a video showing passengers ' luggage being carelessly tossed onto a conveyor belt caused outrage online . the 90-second clip was filmed by a witness in an indoor area restricted to workers at king khalid international airport in riyadh . it shows two male employees in blue uniforms recklessly hurling large suitcases onto the belt and against a wall as they unload a truck . england and wales are facing a new world cup threat after australia performed a u-turn aimed at drafting matt giteau back into the wallabies squad . the master playmaker has been an outstanding force for toulon in the french club 's back-to-back heineken cup triumphs and top 14 title success last season . now , four years after his test career appeared to be over when he was left out for the last world cup , the 32-year-old has discovered that he is eligible to play for the wallabies again . toulon fly half matt giteau -lrb- left -rrb- takes on leinster centre ian madigan during the champions cup semi-final . former wallabies drew mitchell -lrb- left -rrb- and giteau have been integral to toulon 's european dominance . giteau has not featured for australia since he missed out on selection for the 2011 world cup in new zealand . like england , australia had a policy of not picking anyone who plays abroad . but giteau 's supreme form for toulon led to a clamour for him to be the rest was matt giteau . for nearly two minutes the men are filmed throwing or flinging several suitcases without care . they appear to be unaware they are being filmed by someone standing on an elevated walkway . it is not clear if the person who filmed the shocking moment on a mobile phone is a colleague . as the video begins it shows one man throwing a large suitcase , which lands on the belt with a heavy thud . seconds later the men grab either end of a bag and throw it so hard that it hits a green barrier , causing it to shake as the suitcase bounded off of it and lands on the belt . for nearly two minutes the employees of saudi arabian airlines , also known as saudia , toss suitcases or fling them behind their backs without care or caution , apparently in an attempt to unload the truck as quickly as possible . aussies who can play . matt giteau -lrb- toulon -rrb- : can operate at no 10 or centre . has excelled in france and craves another shot . drew mitchell -lrb- toulon -rrb- : the 31-year-old former reds and waratahs wing has 30 tries in his 63 test appearances . george smith -lrb- lyon -rrb- : openside with 111 caps was last picked by the wallabies for 2013 decider against the lions . england stars who ca n't . an object that appears to be fragile -lrb- left -rrb- is thrown ; the . titled ` saudi airlines baggage handlers hard at work ' , the video was uploaded to liveleak , where it has nearly 100,000 views . the person who uploaded the clip wrote : ` looks like they are trying very hard to break things . and not such a fun job . ' rough handling of baggage is a fear shared by many passengers , and dozens of liveleak users wrote that they were upset or not surprised at all . nick abendanon -lrb- clermont auvergne -rrb- : on shortlist for european player of the year award . steffon armitage -lrb- toulon -rrb- : reigning european player of the year and having another superb campaign . toby flood -lrb- toulouse -rrb- : usurped by owen farrell in the england team , the rise of george ford has left him off the radar . ' i had watched him play for years but seeing him in training , seeing what he could do , was a shock . he is just so talented and is still one of the best players in the world . ` his ability is incredible , as is his decision-making . he 's still got pace , his passing is so accurate and he 's got a great kicking game . defensively he gets stuck in , too . he 's a great all-round player and , if anything , he has improved from spending time in france . he can do it all . ' giteau himself greeted the announcement players in the world . the aru decision has been made in response to an exodus of leading lights to europe . there are potential implications for the clubs who have recruited these players , who may now be called upon for test duty rather than being able to commit themselves fully to their new employers throughout the season . that in turn may lead to renewed club v country tension , but not in the case of harlequins , who have signed australia lock and former captain james horwill . ` it 's not an issue for us , ' said conor o'shea , quins ' director of rugby . ` we never want our players to turn their backs on playing for their country and there are windows for that . if the wallabies wanted to pick james , that 's great . ' james horwill -lrb- above -rrb- has recently signed for harlequins but will still be eligible to play for the wallabies . australia 's revised stance will lead to further calls for the rfu to relax their policy against picking players based abroad but northampton 's england flanker tom wood on wednesday echoed comments by tom youngs of leicester about the threat to squad unity and morale if the ` exceptional circumstances ' clause is invoked to call up the likes of steffon armitage from toulon . ' i am not against it in principle but i would n't like us to back-pedal on that now , ' he said .
five baggage handlers have sacked saudi arabian airlines passengers ' luggage carelessly tossed onto caused outrage. the 90-second clip was a witness an indoor area restricted workers king khalid international airport riyadh. it shows two male employees blue uniforms recklessly hurling large suitcases onto the belt against unload. england and wales are facing a new world cup threat australia performed a u aimed drafting matt giteau back the wallabies squad. the master playmaker has an outstanding force toulon the french club 's back-to-back heineken cup triumphs top 14 title success last. now, four his test career appeared when left the last world cup, 32 discovered eligible the wallabies. toulon fly half matt giteau -lrb- left takes on leinster centre ian madigan during the champions cup. former wallabies drew mitchell -lrb- left -rrb- and giteau have integral toulon 's european dominance. giteau has not featured for australia he missed selection new zealand. like england, had a policy picking anyone plays abroad. but giteau 's supreme form for toulon led a clamour him recalled on wednesday the aru announced a change which is seemingly tailor once kid dynamite. with immediate effect, australia will pick ` elite ' players based abroad -- providing they 60 caps seven years at at a stroke, the wallabies gained more experience firepower for, while their pool a rivals england and wales extra cause former england lock nick kennedy was a toulon team-mate during the victorious 2012-13 european campaign the london irish academy director told sportsmail : ` when turned toulon there many excellent players, the one guy head matt giteau for nearly two minutes the men are filmed throwing or several suitcases without care. they appear unaware they filmed someone standing. it clear filmed the shocking moment on a colleague. as the video begins it shows one man throwing a large suitcase, lands the belt with seconds later the men grab either end a bag so a green barrier, shake as the suitcase bounded of lands the belt. for nearly two minutes the employees saudi arabian airlines, also saudia toss suitcases or fling behind without care caution apparently unload the truck as quickly aussies who can play. matt giteau -lrb- toulon : can operate no 10 centre. has excelled france craves another shot. drew mitchell -lrb- toulon : the 31-year-old former reds waratahs wing has 30 tries his 63 test appearances. george smith -lrb- lyon -rrb- : openside with 111 caps was last picked by the wallabies for 2013 decider against the lions. england stars who ca n't. an object appears fragile -lrb- left -rrb- is thrown ; the workers throw two bags simultaneously. some appear quite heavy or wrapped as though contain fragile objects. it believed at least one other employees, is seen inside to move luggage closer the pair doing the throwing in a statement posted saudi arabia 's general authority civil aviation -lrb- gaca -rrb- confirmed two supervisors three baggage handlers the video. it expressed regret. the men throw the bags with such force land with or hit a green barrier against. titled ` saudi airlines baggage handlers hard at ' liveleak, the person uploaded the clip wrote : ` looks they very break things. and not such a fun job. ' rough handling baggage is a fear shared, dozens liveleak users wrote upset or not surprised all. nick abendanon -lrb- clermont auvergne -rrb- : on shortlist european player. steffon armitage -lrb- toulon -rrb- : reigning european player and having another superb campaign. toby flood -lrb- toulouse : usurped owen farrell in the england team, the rise george ford has left off the radar. ' i had watched him years seeing training, seeing was he is just so talented is still one. ` his ability incredible, as. he 's still got pace, his passing accurate defensively he gets stuck, too. he 's, if anything improved from spending time france. he can. ' giteau himself greeted the announcement down wednesday by tweeting : ` massive news re policy change. the ultimate honour represent, however form still must warrant selection. ' that should n't. his toulon team-mate, drew mitchell, is another could find back world cup contention but his initial reaction champion giteau 's claims ` the fact he only playing europe dominating for -- not would handle test rugby, 'd add the world cup squad, ' mitchell ex-toulon lock nick kennedy considers his former team-mate giteau one the. the aru decision has response an exodus leading lights europe. there potential implications the clubs who recruited, who now called test duty rather able commit fully their new employers throughout that in turn may renewed club v country tension, but not harlequins signed australia lock and former captain james horwill ` it an issue, ' said conor o'shea quins ' director rugby. ` we never want our players turn playing there windows. if the wallabies wanted pick james, that 's great. ' james horwill -lrb- above has recently signed harlequins but still eligible the wallabies. australia 's revised stance will lead further calls the rfu relax their policy against picking players based abroad but northampton 's england flanker tom wood on wednesday echoed comments tom youngs of leicester about the threat squad unity morale if the ` exceptional circumstances ' clause invoked to call up steffon armitage toulon. ' i am against it in n't us back-pedal now, ' ` it could an effect the team undermine some the togetherness built. ` if people start lose and there an imbalance, n't pulling in. ' tom wood -lrb- right -rrb- believes stuart lancaster should still not select overseas players such steffon armitage. one user : ` they do n't appear trying break anything. they appear not care anything breaks. i doubt any other airline much different. do n't pack crystal when travel. ' another added : ` airlines might as use a dump truck load and luggage. it 's quicker your luggage would treated a. '
five baggage handlers have been sacked by saudi arabian airlines after a video showing passengers ' luggage being carelessly tossed onto a conveyor belt caused outrage online . the 90-second clip was filmed by a witness in an indoor area restricted to workers at king khalid international airport in riyadh . it shows two male employees in blue uniforms recklessly hurling large suitcases onto the belt and against a wall as they unload a truck . england and wales are facing a new world cup threat after australia performed a u-turn aimed at drafting matt giteau back into the wallabies squad . the master playmaker has been an outstanding force for toulon in the french club 's back-to-back heineken cup triumphs and top 14 title success last season . now , four years after his test career appeared to be over when he was left out for the last world cup , the 32-year-old has discovered that he is eligible to play for the wallabies again . toulon fly half matt giteau -lrb- left -rrb- takes on leinster centre ian madigan during the champions cup semi-final . former wallabies drew mitchell -lrb- left -rrb- and giteau have been integral to toulon 's european dominance . giteau has not featured for australia since he missed out on selection for the 2011 world cup in new zealand . like england , australia had a policy of not picking anyone who plays abroad . but giteau 's supreme form for toulon led to a clamour for him to be recalled and on wednesday the aru announced a change which is seemingly tailor-made for the man once known as kid dynamite . with immediate effect , australia will pick ` elite ' players based abroad -- providing they have 60 caps and seven years of professional service at home . at a stroke , the wallabies have gained more experience and firepower for the world cup , while their pool a rivals england and wales have extra cause for concern . former england lock nick kennedy was a toulon team-mate during the victorious 2012-13 european campaign and the london irish academy director told sportsmail : ` when i turned up at toulon there were many excellent players , but the one guy who stood head and shoulders above the rest was matt giteau . for nearly two minutes the men are filmed throwing or flinging several suitcases without care . they appear to be unaware they are being filmed by someone standing on an elevated walkway . it is not clear if the person who filmed the shocking moment on a mobile phone is a colleague . as the video begins it shows one man throwing a large suitcase , which lands on the belt with a heavy thud . seconds later the men grab either end of a bag and throw it so hard that it hits a green barrier , causing it to shake as the suitcase bounded off of it and lands on the belt . for nearly two minutes the employees of . titled ` saudi airlines baggage handlers hard at work ' , the video was uploaded to liveleak , where it has nearly 100,000 views . the person who uploaded the clip wrote : ` looks like they are trying very hard to break things . and not such a fun job . ' rough handling of baggage is a fear shared by many passengers , and dozens of liveleak users wrote that they were upset or not surprised at all . nick abendanon -lrb- clermont auvergne -rrb- : on shortlist for european player of the year award . steffon armitage -lrb- toulon -rrb- : reigning european player of the year and having another superb campaign . toby flood -lrb- toulouse -rrb- : usurped by owen farrell in the england team , the rise of george ford has left him off the radar . ' i had watched him play for years but seeing him in training , seeing what he could do , was a shock . he is just so talented and is still one of the best players in the world . ` his ability is incredible , as is his decision-making . he 's still got pace , his passing is so accurate and he 's got a great kicking game . defensively he gets stuck in , too . he 's a great all-round player and , if anything , he has improved from spending time in france . he can do it all . ' giteau himself greeted the announcement
 The article discusses how five baggage handlers were sacked by Saudi Arabian Airlines after a video showed them recklessly tossing luggage onto a conveyor belt. The incident sparked outrage online, with many calling for stricter regulations to protect passengers' belongings. The airline has since apologized and promised to take action against those responsible.