The temperature does not drop. The confrontation that took place last weekend between Cougars and England At Twickenham, in a heated final after the locals won 72-23, he left some powerful statements. In the center of attention was the intersection between the Argentine coach, felipe contepomi, and Tom Currythe English player who was the protagonist in the match that ended up getting injured Juan Cruz financially. The national coach accused the La Rosa striker of attacking him after the match.
“These were not just interventions from Carey, because it may be in his nature to intimidate people;He entered the tunnel, pushed me in the chest and slapped me.“, criticized Contepomi. He quipped: “Maybe it’s part of their nature, I don’t know, but these are the people we reward and praise; “Maybe that’s where they want rugby to go.”
The controversy was renewed due to the statements of two former figures in the England national team, Ben Young and Dan Cole. On the For the Love of Rugby podcast, Youngs dismissed his version of events as “A lot of nonsense“For the Argentine coach.
The play in which Curry tackles Malia and the Argentine ends up injured has sparked a wave of criticism, but in England they consider it too much to consider it an act of bad faith. “It was late, but it wasn’t dirty. I was committed. It didn’t target his lower leg or anything like that. He does what any third line would do: chase, pressure and harass. Every time George (Ford) moves laterally, every time he distributes, they hit him, try to get him out. Youngs commented, “There’s no difference between that and what Curry did.” Post-traumatic injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee.
Regarding the situation with the Pumas coach, he said:To be honest, what Felipe Sentepomi said sounds like a lot of nonsense to me.“.
The former English player also considered that accusing Carey of an “intimidating” attitude in the game seems ridiculous, because he realizes that rugby is a sport based on physical dominance. “I don’t understand this whole harassment thing. Rugby is all about intimidating each other, because you have to gain momentum and win duels.. Basically, you have to tackle the opponent and throw him until he surrenders. I’ve caught someone. It’s unfortunate that the man was injured. There was no ill intent“, hill.
While Dan Cole spoke about the much-discussed behavior, he agreed that there was no kind of ill will in Curry against Malia and that the English player could in no way be considered a “thug”, as Contepomi described it: “Carey’s intention was not to hurt the man. It’s not illegal. It’s not dirty. You want them to know you are there. I think it’s a bit of envy. It seems like much ado about nothing. If I were Felipe Contepomi, I would probably be upset about the loss“.
For all the uproar that arose after the confrontation between the Pumas and England and the subsequent intersection between Tom Curry and the Argentine coach Felipe ContepomiThe United Arab Republic requested that sanctions be imposed on the English player, as the national team coach said: “It wasn’t just meddling. He entered the tunnel, pushed me on my chest and slapped me.“In this scenario, Billy SweeneyThe Rugby Football Union chief executive has insisted they fully support the La Rosa striker.
The same director confirmed that Argentina had sent a letter to the Six Nations to initiate an investigation: “We know that Argentina sent a message to the Six Nations. We are cooperating fully with the six countries in reviewing any discussions that may need to be held.He announced in an interview with Sky Sports.
He continued: “Therefore, it would not be appropriate to talk about that process now. We fully support Tom. We know that he has an impeccable character and very high values and we respect him.“More than respecting him, we admire him, so we will continue this process.” Finally, Sweeney said, “It almost never happens. AndRugby is a contact sport, and emotions run high. “It was a very close end.”