The incident is far from ideal for an All Blacks side looking for revenge after Ireland's series victory in New Zealand last year.
The All Blacks have dropped Mark Telea, one of main attacking threats, for the World Cup quarter-final clash with Ireland due to a disciplinary breach.
“Look, it is what it is. For us it’s pretty clean-cut, I don’t really want to talk about it anymore. We’ve dealt with it as a team and moved on. Like I said, it's minor.""We believe in what we stand for - and that speaks volumes for the team that we make that sort of decision in this sort of week."As a senior team member, Ardie Savea was also asked about the controversy. "Foz has obviously addressed it and it is what it is," said the experienced back row.
"This team is ready, we’ve prepared well with this in mind. If you look at this year, the whole thing is about getting ready for a World Cup and making sure that we’re primed to perform at this stage of the tournament. "I wouldn't say it's a newer Irish team but it's an Irish team on a mission, it's an All Black team on a mission.
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