Dallaglio holds grudge over 'that tackle'

Lawrence Dallaglio

Just when you thought it was finally over, injured Lion Lawrence Dallaglio reignited the debate about 'that tackle'.

Dallaglio, who left the tour on a stretcher just minutes into the opening match against Bay of Plenty, hit out at Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu on BBC radio yesterday over the spear tackle that ended captain Brian O'Driscoll's tour.

He also said he would have dealt to the transgressors if he had been on the field.

"He was taken out by a late tackle," cried Dallaglio. "To be honest it wasn't sorted out by the officials.

"If I had been there, I have to say the first thing I would have done is to make sure that we sorted those two out straight away."

Dallaglio also leapt to the defence of Sir Clive Woodward over his handling of the tour, saying he was being "over-criticised".

Dallaglio heaped faint praise on the All Blacks.

"They're a good side, they were playing at home don't forget, but we made them look a lot better than they actually are."


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