All Black leak stays a mystery
4 Jul 2006
Graham Henry will not conduct a witch-hunt in order to find out which player leaked the All Black team to play the Wallabies on Saturday.
Henry’s side was made public before the scheduled announcement after a player in the side failed to keep his mouth shut (the players had been made aware of the match 22 to contest the opening match of the Vodacom Tri-Nations several days ago).
Asked by xtramsn’s Marc Hinton if he was worried by his own team’s lack of internal security, Henry responded in the negative.
“I’m disappointed the team got out, lets be honest,” he said after unveiling the lineup everyone pretty much knew anyway. “I’m disappointed that somebody talked to somebody who talked to somebody, or however it got out.
“That’s not a positive but it’s not a major either. I just hope it doesn’t happen again because it’s not what we want to happen. But I don’t think it’s going to give anybody an advantage or disadvantage.
“Like we knew a week ago what the Australian team was to take the track at Jade Stadium. It was pretty obvious wasn’t it. You can make a big song and dance about it in the media if you’re the opposition coach, but it didn’t mean much really.”
Henry was clearly taking a dig at Wallaby coach John Connolly who made much of the fact he claimed to know the All Blacks lineup before he should have.
17 Comments
4 Jul 2006, 16:34 pm
I’ll bet it was a dragon.
4 Jul 2006, 16:39 pm
A black sheep in Aussie clothing.
4 Jul 2006, 16:41 pm
Wat maak dit regtig saak, ‘n All Black is ‘n All Black.
4 Jul 2006, 16:42 pm
he’s the one with the wool around his mouth!
4 Jul 2006, 16:43 pm
Look in to my crystal ball…..oooooh
4 Jul 2006, 16:43 pm
i think someone’s handbag was bugged. by a chick called suzy.
4 Jul 2006, 16:44 pm
doesnt matter really. gh announces his team on tuesdays usually and thats the right attitude. make sure you’re players do on the field what the’re supposed to. if your opposition want to worry about how your team will look and what your team is planning to do, let them worry!
4 Jul 2006, 16:44 pm
Ewe would have thought.
4 Jul 2006, 16:45 pm
Maybe it was Greg Rawlinson … he’s actually trying to screw the ABs over … his selection was all part of an elaborate plan
4 Jul 2006, 16:48 pm
Well we can bleat about it all day but the wool has truly been pulled over someones eyes.
4 Jul 2006, 17:08 pm
Simon,
Does he liase with Rattlebones?
4 Jul 2006, 19:16 pm
Must have been Lassie
4 Jul 2006, 19:45 pm
Wasnt Graham Henry’s wife a childhood sweetheart of Knuckles Connoly?
5 Jul 2006, 02:07 am
Bloody traitors in the ranks of the All Blacks how can we have such disloyalty there’s too much mistrust and it seems to be stuffing up the selectors minds as well.It is not looking good.
5 Jul 2006, 02:13 am
Mind games Marvin, nothing more, I would not orry to much.
5 Jul 2006, 02:14 am
:blush: neither should you WORRY…!
5 Jul 2006, 05:47 am
What difference will it make it is an awesome team and take a lot to beat it . On paper that is.
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