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... looking for NZ try, it's hard to find much on the game due to copyright infringements.

... and will Richie be dealt with for this? From Twitter of French kicking coach Gonzalo Quesada (http://twitter.com/#!/GonzaloQuesada) Now will the NZ press report this ever or even mention whether it was intentional or not? My personal feeling is that the NZ press are trying so hard to make the ABs look like saints because they were outclassed and made to look average on the biggest stage in world rugby and to add insult to injury it was in their own back yard. Now have they even reported on the state of Parra after his medical examinations in the press? But we know that Richie was treated after his incident. P.S. The NZ Herald is a disgrace the way they carried on about the French team in the build up to the game, a complete embarrassment is putting it mildly just be happy with your cup and celebrate. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunio...the-French.html http://www.rugby365.com/all_news/nbc/nz/news/2812184.htm ... after the final I'm sure this muppet Wayne Shelford must have felt his manhood shrink immensely!

Eye gouging has to be dealt with the heaviest of penalties so players can cut this crap out once and for all.

France midfielder Aurélien Rougerie has been accused of eye-gouging All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw in Sunday's World Cup Final. France are refusing to comment on the accusations while the IRB have confirmed the citing period for the match has expired and it has received no formal complaint. But the video evidence suggests that Rougerie has a case to answer. A YouTube clip which is doing the rounds on social media networks shows the Clermont centre going into a ruck with contact made between the Frenchman's head and McCaw's. Rougerie's hands then make contact with McCaw's eye area as he stands up. McCaw required treatment from the New Zealand medical staff after the incident. The All Blacks captain downplayed the eye-gouging reports but did not deny his eye was injured late in the game. "I got a poke in the eye but I don't know if there was any intent," he said as the All Blacks victory road show moved to earthquake-stricken Christchurch. Rugby commentator Keith Quinn has however called on the IRB to take action. "It was clearly seen on TV," he told Radio New Zealand. "I made the remark it looked like eye-gouging yesterday in a social situation and had confirmation from a source, which I'm saying is close to the New Zealand team, that eye-gouging took place." France media manager Lionel Rossigneux said they would not be commenting on the allegations, but remarked out that "a knee hit the face of Morgan Parra by Richie McCaw". "The service of the French team is that we are not doing any comment on that," Rossigneux told the New Zealand Herald. "We just found it a bit sad that after the Rugby World Cup that there is still some stories in the newspaper rather than celebrating the All Blacks' victory.'' The incident has sparked a fresh battle between the Herald and elements of the French press with both sides accusing refereeing Craig Joubert of doing their team a disservice in final. McCaw's alleged multiple transgressions at the breakdown in dying minutes have received widespread coverage in the French press.

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France captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named the IRB Player of the Year, during a star-studded ceremony in Auckland on Monday. IRB Awards Winners IRB Player of the Year: Thierry Dusautoir IRB Team of the Year: New Zealand IRB Coach of the Year: Graham Henry IRB Junior Player of the Year: George Ford, England IRB Sevens Player of the Year in association with HSBC: Cecil Afrika, South Africa IRB Women's Personality of the Year: Ruth Mitchell IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Keith Lawrence Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Jock Hobbs IRB Development Award: Rookie Rugby IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Wooden Spoon IRPA Special Merit Award: George Smith, Australia IRPA Try of the Year: Radike Samo, Australia v New Zealand Planet Rugby/Photo L'equipe Thierry's a BEAST, bring on 2015!

It did go in, I saw if from another angle on the IRB website but deserving winners of the game on sunday...NO but that's sports sometimes a deserving team will lose on the day.

LV= Cup Saracens 43 - 20 Exeter Chiefs London Irish 39 - 23 Newcastle Falcons Cardiff Blues 3 - 30 Scarlets Leicester 40 -14 Gloucester Sale 25-37 Harlequins

Great results lately

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It was close but it did go in I don't think it did and why didn't they replay the kick from other angles just to be sure?? Like they did with France and every other team? This WC has changed my mind completely about NZ/some of their players (especially McCaw who a lot of people call McCheat) and the ref with his poor decisions left me gobsmacked. NZ were good throughout the tournament but in the final for the 80 minutes alone that counted more than any other 80 mins in world rugby they were not worthy winners. I'll congratulate them because you cannot change the result now and the team with the most points wins obviously but they have left me with a very bad taste in my mouth. A lot of people have been talking about "people" making sure NZ won this tournament and I was like "urg utter rubbish" but this game opened my eyes to certain things. <_< and then this video of the semi-finals against Australia Dagg's foot was out of touch when he passed the ball to Nonu yet they were still awarded the Try? Even with the replay? ...Or maybe I have just fallen prey to all the conspiracy talk/theories.