Boks stung by All Blacks welcome

Boks stung by All Blacks welcome
10 July 2008, 7:41 pm
By PA Sport

South Africa have reacted furiously to their treatment by New Zealand as tensions mount ahead of Saturday's Tri-Nations clash in Dunedin.

The Springboks - still reeling from the controversial spear tackle that has sidelined skipper John Smit - have been further incensed by comments made by All Black front-row great Craig Dowd.

Dowd dismissed their coach Peter de Villiers as a ''puppet'' in a radio interview and questioned if he knew anything about rugby.

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Boks in for some more pain tomrrow arvo. Going to be bloody cold at the house of pain in Dunedin!!!!!

i hope the boks win..even though i dont get the team/coach