’Whinger’ Read has grounds to grumble

THERE was a big push by the All Blacks to take their defeat by Ireland on the chin because they are keen not to be seen as whingers. However, by the end of the week the veneer was wearing thin.
Kieran Read, whose form and captaincy credentials are under fire in the Dublin aftermath, raised the thorny issue of tactical injury breaks in the second-half. He said it was hard to get going, “because it ended up being a bit of a stopstart affair”.
Read added: “The Irish were able to control the tempo of the game – and they were able to go down with an injury br...

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