11 Jun 2018

France accuses All Blacks of dirty tactics

From Morning Report, 7:35 am on 11 June 2018

The All Blacks have been accused of using illegal tactics after their 52-11 win over France in the first of their three-match series. French wing Remy Grosso gross like ross-oh suffered a fractured skull after All Blacks duo Sam Cane and Ofa Tu'ungafasi both connected with Grosso's head while tackling him. Neither player was sin binned for the tackle despite a French player receiving a yellow card earlier in the match for what appeared to be a legal tackle. New Zealand coach Steve Hansen laughed off suggestions by his French counterpart that the All Blacks are cheats. To discuss the match we're joined by Paris-based rugby writer, Ian Borthwick and RNZ Sports reporter Barry Guy.