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These are your morning headlines on Saturday, November 9
Lake: Owens perception ‘massive’
Wales will hang former referee Nigel Owens within the coaching field this autumn and Dewi Lake believes this would well well be very essential.
On Thursday it was launched Owens will be joining the Wales coaching group in an advisory role on matchdays and the Wales captain thinks the legit will be “huge” for them.
“It is massively important for us, especially with the new laws coming in this autumn,” he said. “Last weekend we saw a couple of penalties we were a bit shocked by. His insight will be massive for us on how and when to communicate to the referee. When is the right time to speak to the referee, and when doesn’t he want to hear you? He’s huge for us.
“It comes all the fashion down to manipulate – controlling feelings as soon as they would well even be massively high. It’s about luminous when to lightly stroll up to a referee to ask a quiz that will correct keep that refined doubt in his mind for the subsequent resolution.”
Gatland added: “Appropriate bringing him in. He does work for the union.
“He’ll bring that experience. We’ve got a young referee on Sunday. He’ll give us some insight, probably as much the psychological aspects of referees. Having his experience will hopefully help us in terms of giving us some feedback into a number a things about the game and potentially some of the decisions as well.”
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Farrell says temper sombre after defeat
By Ed Elliot, PA, Dublin
Head coach Andy Farrell rued an error-strewn performance after below-par Ireland slipped to a deflating 23-13 defeat to New Zealand in Dublin.
The Six International locations champions went into their autumn opener as favourites before crashing to a well-known house loss in 20 fits relationship lend a hand more than three years.
Will Jordan’s thirty seventh try in 39 Tests sealed a deserved success for the All Blacks at a purchased-out Aviva Stadium, adding to 6 Damian McKenzie penalties.
Ireland, who had been overwhelmed by the Kiwis within the quarter-finals of last yr’s World Cup in France, conceded 13 penalties across the direction of a terminate-starting up up affair and had been unable to fabricate on a 13-9 lead following Josh van der Flier’s salvage early within the second half.
Farrell said: “(I’m) upset. It’s easily summed up with the temper of the dressing room, in point of fact: it’s reasonably sombre.
“The men are gutted, we’re all gutted collectively. I believed we prepped effectively, educated effectively, I believed we had been enthusiastic in regards to the sport and we had been.
“We didn’t manage to position our sport out on the sector. Obviously the opposition hang a astronomical assure in that but I believed we compounded too many errors and nearly suppressed ourselves reasonably bit at times.
“The accuracy wasn’t what was considerable to safe a astronomical Take a look at match treasure that.”
Ioane reignites feud
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane, who led the haka, reignited his feud with Ireland’s Johnny Sexton with a social media post after the match.
The 2 exchanged views for the duration of Sexton’s final sport in professional rugby within the World Cup last yr, one thing Sexton detailed in his e book.
“I couldn’t bring myself to scrutinize the quarter-final lend a hand,” he wrote in Obsession. “I don’t suppose I ever will. I don’t hang to. I’ve mentally replayed each second, over and over.
“It finishes the the same manner every time. Rónan Kelleher silent ploughs into Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock. Whitelock goes in for the poach, clearly with out releasing, but one procedure or the opposite Wayne Barnes awards him the penalty, even if it has all passed off below his nose — and it’s all over.
“And as I stand there, hands on hips, staring in disbelief at (Wayne) Barnes, Rieko Ioane silent comes up to me and tells me, ‘Obtain lend a hand ten metres.’
“‘Huh?’
“‘Penalty,’ he says. ‘Abet ten.’ And then, after Barnes blows the final whistle, he says, ‘Don’t leave out your flight day after at present to come. Revel on your retirement, you c***.’
Ioane added gas to the flames with his Instagram post on Friday night time; the centre posted photos of him in circulate for the duration of the sport, along with a image of Heath Ledger’s Joker with the caption “Assign that within the e book”.
England branded ‘completely disgraceful’ over anthems
Former Ireland global Donncha O’Callaghan has labelled England “absolutely disgraceful” for their handling of opposition groups’ anthems before fits.
Before England clashed with the All Blacks at Allianz Stadium last weekend, a recorded model of ‘God Defend New Zealand’ was performed and not utilizing a singer in a perceived lack of appreciate for diversified cultures.
It came on the lend a hand of the Joe Marler furore which seen the former England global criticise the haka and pronouncing it’ll be “binned” before later apologising for his comments.
But O’Callaghan believes England showed an absence of appreciate for diversified countries and their cultures.
“As an different of poking fun at one thing that’s cultural and in point of fact essential, [they need] to orderly up their possess stuff,” O’Callaghan said on The Offload podcast.
“I feel England’s playing of the opposition’s anthems is de facto disgraceful. They correct play it in point of fact poorly, and they constantly hang. Don’t turn the speakers up and correct quit depressed renditions of it.
“You wish rob the house abet, but at least show [the visiting team] the decency of playing their anthem smartly. I believed it was disgraceful on Saturday.”
Etzebeth to captain South Africa
By Anthony Brown, PA
Eben Etzebeth will captain South Africa in their opening Autumn Take a look at against Scotland on Sunday, with regular skipper Siya Kolisi starting on the bench.
Locks Franco Mostert and RG Snyman return for the arena champions after long spells on the sidelines because of injury, while former Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen starts.
Rassie Erasmus has long gone for a 7-1 atomize up on the bench in a squad featuring 12 of the 23 from the group that confronted Scotland at the World Cup in Marseille 14 months within the past.
“Right here’s a seasoned and quality group and adding to that 21 of the 23 avid gamers hang received a Rugby World Cup title, with some having received two, so they know what it takes to perform at this level,” said Erasmus.
“A range of these combinations hang additionally performed collectively this season both for the duration of the Castle Lager Incoming Series and Rugby Championship, or both, which is appealing to be precious against a high quality group such as Scotland.
“We’re looking out forward to an extremely bodily match, so we opted for a seven-one atomize up of forwards on the bench and this was aided by the truth that we’ve such versatile avid gamers within the backline, who can mask diversified positions if considerable.”
Quantity eight Kwagga Smith will make his 50th look for the Springboks. “Kwagga is a vastly proficient player and a fantastic group member, and I’m delighted to scrutinize him attain this astronomical occupation milestone,” Erasmus added.
“It takes a certain player who performs constantly effectively over a pair of years to realize this achievement and Kwagga has completely done so while declaring the the same high standards at coaching and on the sector. We’re very pleased with him.”
Sunday’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield clash is the foremost of three Tests within the UK for South Africa this month, with fits against England and Wales to hang a look at.
