New Zealand's Sam Keane will have to 'live with' his red card
With 21 successful tackles, he was one of the heroes of the epic quarter-final against Ireland. Sam Cane created eight more goals in the final against the Springboks. But the eighth and final was his killer on the 29th.H A minute into the game, when the All Blacks captain didn't bend low enough and his shoulder hit Jesse Kriel's head. Because five minutes later, Wayne Barnes' yellow card turned red after being seen in the cellar. “I allowed myself to be takenHe confirmed. I know the head is a heavily guarded area. I'll have to live with that forever.
With that feeling of abandonment from his heroic partners throughout the rest of the meeting. That regret of not being able to lead the All Blacks to their fourth world title, even if they were not far from it without him. Just one successful kick from Richie Mo'unga or Jordie Barrett. “I feel disgusted and disappointed, especially for my teammates who had to play with 14 players for almost 50 minutes.He summed up as he left the field. They showed incredible courage. We have a team of warriors. It's tough. » Many will think this is unfair.
Starting with Ian Foster, who had difficulty understanding the card given to Siya Kolisi due to a head-on collision with Ardi Savea (46H) The color does not change either. “We saw two similar situations in the match, but one got a red card and the other got a yellow.”summed up the coach who wanted to praise his 30-year-old third line, who has been criticized like him, and who was entrusted with leading the team in 2020. “The team showed heart and soul after that to stay in the fight, and I think a lot of that was down to the spirit of the group and the spirit of the leaders, and even though Sam wasn’t there, he played a big part in all of that.” Even if he would rather stay on the ground..