Picture ban lifted

Scott Barbour's photo was described as a 'breach of trust' by All Blacks assistant coach Steve Hansen. Photo / Getty Images

All Blacks management has agreed to lift a ban on Getty Images after one of its photographers snapped a close-up picture of the team's tactical moves.

New Zealand-born photographer Scott Barbour, now working in Australia, and later Getty Images were banned from covering the All Blacks' Bledisloe Cup build-up after Barbour took a photo of coach Graham Henry holding tactics diagrams last week.

The images were published in Australian and New Zealand newspapers.

All Blacks management said last night that Getty Imagess had apologised.