New Zealand rugby player Rieko Ioane has spoken about his altercation with Johnny Sexton at the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal last year, explaining what happened on the pitch
Ahead of tonight's Ireland vs New Zealand rugby match, New Zealand player Rieko Ioane had addressed his altercation with Johnny Sexton at the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal last year.
Ioane was asked about the incident by New Zealand radio station ZB where he explained: “There’s stuff that happens on the field that is all part of the game”. “History and past results don’t matter when it comes this Friday. It’s how best we can build on our last two wins over Japan and England. Shape our game to suit Ireland, fixing areas like discipline last week was huge for us and we need to be a lot better," Ioane said, the Irish Independent reported.
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