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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
While Warren Gatland was up in the press room accusing the game's referees of showing bias towards the All Blacks, Alun Wyn Jones was emerging from the Welsh dressing room seemingly intent on proving there is another method for handling defeat. It involves looking within rather than without and in this regard the Lions lock was even more brutally frank than his coach.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter will face a disciplinary hearing on Monday after being cited for a high tackle on Wales replacement scrumhalf Martin Roberts late in Saturday's Cardiff international. Carter crashed into Roberts 10 minutes from the end of the game, won 19-12 by the tourists, prompting Wales coach Warren Gatland to complain that the All Black number 10 should...
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Sunday Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
IF Eoin Reddan had any doubts about how his move to Leinster might go down in his home city, they were dispelled the night his new team crushed Munster at the RDS. Back in his Sandymount apartment after last month's game, there were about 20 dyed-in-the-wool Limerick people wearing blue jerseys. Although that coterie will be roaring Munster on until the next Leinster confrontation, and although it's...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wales 12-19 New Zealand Forget the sound and the fury this week surrounding the citing of the world's best player, Dan Carter, or the possible disciplinary action against the Wales coach for suggesting bias by referees. The loudest message coming from Cardiff is that, 22 months out from the World Cup, the gap between the northern and southern hemispheres is widening. A year ago Wales saved the blushes...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
• All Black Carter to face disciplinary panel in Milan • Ban could keep fly-half out of England match The All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter has been cited for an alleged dangerous tackle on the Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts during yesterday's Test match at the Millennium Stadium. Carter will face a disciplinary hearing in Milan tomorrow, where the New Zealand squad have arrived to prepare...
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Diary of a Donkeybody - MND musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
Had a great afternoon yesterday watching the international from Twickenham with Peter. A glass of Dr Hexter's Healer - a very mellow brew, I must say - and some tasty oven-baked chips helped sweeten the pill of seeing England go down 18-9. I know 13 of our squad were out with injuries (which does by the way make you wonder about what rugby union professionals are subjecting their bodies to nowadays...),...
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Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | yesterday
Peter de Villiers has been forced to compromise on his stance of not picking up overseas-based-players by calling up prop CJ van der Linde as a replacement for the injured Jannie du Plessis. Du Plessis has withdrawn from the European tour with a hand injury sustained against Leicester on Friday. Van der Linde, who plays for [...]
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
If this tour wasn't already hard enough, now the All Blacks will have to watch out for officials determined to show they are not intimidated by the touring side.They have Warren Gatland to thank for that after the Welsh coach...
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IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
Success in Europe will support claims that Peter De Villiers' Boks are the best ever.
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Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wian du Preez signed a two-month deal with Munster on Friday, but says he will commit to the Springboks after his late call-up to the squad. Despite displaying excellent form during the Currie Cup, Du Preez was intially overlooked by Peter de Villiers and co for the end-of-year tour. This allowed Irish club Munster to sign the [...]
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The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Zealand may well have lost their aura of invincibility in other arenas of world rugby, but in Cardiff they still seem invincible as ever. In extending their staggering period of dominance over Wales to 56 years and 21 Tests, the All Blacks forced Warren Gatland to seek a target elsewhere. The home coach duly turned his anger on the referee.