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'Filthy' WCup final

NEW Zealand's rugby World Cup-winning skipper Richie McCaw has lifted the lid on this year's tension-packed final, finally breaking his silence over an alleged eye-gouging incident. At a charity breakfast in Christchurch, he said that the final against France had got "filthy". "The French are worse when they are scared," McCaw said. "They were as bad as they have been and were going for the eyes. My eye was a bit sore for a while and I was struggling to see for a bit. I was surprised they didn't cite him (Aurelien Rougerie)."




 

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