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Paul Rees: Joe Schmidt quite happy to set off a grenade

Joe Schmidt is not a coach who tries to get a rise out of opponents ahead of a match or series.
So it was a surprise last week when he generated headlines for a remark, even if typically understated, he made on the Lions’ centre pairing for the clash against Argentina in Dublin – Sione Tuipulotu, the Scotland captain, and Bundee Aki, who made his Ireland debut under Schmidt, right, eight years ago having been born and raised in New Zealand.
Tuipulotu was born in Australia, qualifying for Scotland through his Greenock-born mother, Jaqueline. Aki signed for Connacht in 2014, a time when a play...

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