Wallaby great Matt Burke says revelations about a bugging device being found in the team room at the All Blacks' Sydney hotel were disturbing and a "turning point in what we thought was a pure game".
The World Cup winner said: "With everything that's happened in the world of betting and underworld betting agencies, you wonder if it's a bit more sinister than just knowing team tactics."
He thought it was extraordinary that the All Blacks team travelled with equipment to de-bug a room. "That's Hollywood stuff."
"I've never heard of that before. We've had major events around the world happening this year .... But this is definitely a blight on what is regarded in Australia as a classic context."
Though this appeared to unprecedented in the sport of rugby, Burke wondered if it was simply the first time someone had been caught.
