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All Blacks criticise Wallaby Swain for taking 'free shot' on Tupaea

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The All Blacks remain unhappy with Wallabies lock Darcy Swain after his "free shot" on Quinn Tupaea in Melbourne last week left the midfielder with a season-ending injury.Swain was given a yellow card for a dangerous clean-out that forced centre Tupaea off the pitch with a serious knee injury during the All Blacks' 39-37 win on Thursday.Swain will face a judicial hearing later on Monday and may be slapped with a lengthy ban if found guilty.All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett was asked on Monday if his team had a position on the incident."We do, we do," he told reporters at a media conference in Auckland."I feel for Quinn.

He basically didn't see it coming, he was a sitting duck. It was a bit of a free shot."We don't like to see these sorts of injuries."All Blacks scrumhalf Aaron Smith agreed with his team mate that Swain was culpable."Injuries happen in rugby but some can be controlled," he said.Swain's clean-out triggered outrage in New Zealand but Wallabies coach Dave Rennie defended the lock after the test and disagreed with the yellow card, saying Tupaea's injury was unfortunate but not intentional.With Tupaea having come off the bench to replace David Havili, who was also forced off due to a head knock, Barrett's brother Jordie moved from fullback to inside centre.Beauden Barrett, who slotted in at fullback, was impressed with his brother's showing at 12."I thought he went really well.

It's a position that isn't too foreign. He played a lot (there) at school for Lincoln and Canterbury and Under-20's."I don't know what it will mean for this week but he has some desire to play there."New Zealand's win in Melbourne sealed the Bledisloe Cup, the annual trophy contested by the trans-Tasman nations, for a 20th

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