Boks stung by All Blacks welcome

[KenyaQuin]

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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[KenyaQuin]

Dowd`s puppet talk raises diplomatic ire
Thursday 10th July 2008

Here's a new one! There's been whinging about scrum techniques, spear tackles, one-eyed refereeing and benevolent suspensions all week between South Africa and New Zealand, but a radio interview with former All Black prop Craig Dowd even has the South African Honorary Consul in New Zealand, Gregory Fortuin, up in arms.

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[Seldom]

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

[lara93]

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