New zealand pair should have been punished for brian odriscoll. Be under no illusions, keven mealamu and tana umaga werent the victims of that horrendous spear tackle in 2005. All black pair tana umaga and keven mealamu have been cleared of any wrongdoing after they were cited by lions officials for a double spear tackle that left brian odriscoll with a dislocated. Brian gerard odriscoll born 21 january 1979 is a former irish professional rugby union player.
Tana umaga and keven mealamu combined to take odriscoll out of play is. Tana umaga and brian odriscoll meet to finally bury hatchet on. Opens up on that infamous lions tour spear tackle on brian odriscoll. He scored 33 points to clinch the series with a game to spare rounding off a week dominated by the frenzy of tana umaga and keven mealamu s spear tackle on brian odriscoll. Keven mealamu a little bit stink over tackle of brian o. Brian odriscoll yearns for series victory over australia. Andre esterhuizen looks to be mastering the owen farrell tackle. Tana umaga and brian odriscoll perform a maori hongi at a media event ahead of irelands guinness series meeting with the all blacks. Ive been speared off the bloody pitch after just 40 seconds of the test series. Keven mealamu and tana umaga spear tackling lions captain brian. Former all black keven mealamu has opened up on his infamous spear tackle on brian odriscoll which ruled the irishman out of the lions 2005 tour. Referee joel jutge has admitted he should have shown a red card to tana umaga and keven mealamu for their spear tackle on brian.
On june 25th, 2005 lions captain brian odriscoll was the victim of a spear tackle 41 seconds into the first test against new zealand in the jade stadium in christchurch. Keven mealamu has opened up on his infamous 2005 speartackle on. Brian odriscoll and tana umaga finally bury the hatchet years. A spear tackle off the ball, perpetrated by all black captain tana umaga and hooker keven mealamu not 90 seconds after kickoff, had sent odriscoll. Irish rugby legend brian odriscoll and exall blacks skipper tana. Time to move on from spear tackle on brian odriscoll. Referee joel jutge has admitted he should have shown a red card to tana umaga and keven mealamu for their spear tackle on brian odriscoll during the lions 2005 tour of new zealand. All black great keven mealamu expressed regret for his infamous tackle on brian odriscoll during the 2005 british and irish lions. Keven mealamu and tana umaga spear tackled brian odriscoll. Keven mealamu a little bit stink over tackle of brian odriscoll nz. Tana umaga, brian odriscoll bury the hatchet sa rugbymag. The international rugby board last night unequivocally condemned the spear tackle by tana umaga, the new zealand captain, and keven mealamu that finished brian odriscoll s lions tour and have. Irish lions captain brian odriscoll feared that his neck might be broken when.
Odriscoll feared his neck was broken the irish times. Green giant the ireland rugby team today go in pursuit of their first grand slam since 1948. The inside story of the most controversial tackle in lions history and. He played at outside centre for the irish provincial team leinster and for ireland.
Itll be 12 years this summer since that now infamous spear tackle. Brian odriscoll and tana umaga finally bury the hatchet years after spear tackle that. Brian odriscoll is attended to by physio phil pask and dr james robson. Brian odriscoll spear tackle should have been punished. Tana umaga led the all blacks to a 30 series victory over the lions in. Keven mealamu regrets spear tackle on brian odriscoll. That series was notorious for the double spear tackle by tana umaga and keven mealamu that dislocated odriscoll s shoulder and ended his tour inside the first two minutes of the first test in. Former all black mealamu opens up on that infamous lions tour. The guys had respect for brian and they didnt want that to happen.
He captained ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the british and irish lions for their 2005 tour of new zealand. As i got one of odriscoll s legs up, keven hoisted his other leg and drove him back. As the tackle on odriscoll became a focal point of the 2005 tour, henry said. When new zealands tana umaga and keven mealamu lifted and speared brian odriscoll into. Attacking tana umaga over brian odriscoll spear tackle. Irb outlaw spear tackles after odriscoll injury telegraph. Mealamu feels stink over odriscoll lions tackle, but stops short of. Attacking tana umaga over brian odriscoll spear tackle inspired all blacks to thrash lions in next test. Odriscoll spear tackle fallout helped galvanise all blacks, says.
Keven mealamu has expressed his remorse over the infamous spear tackle which prematurely ended brian odriscoll s lions tour in 2005. He is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. What i didnt realise was that keven mealamu was doing the same thing on the other side of the ruck. All black great keven mealamu expressed regret for his infamous tackle on brian o driscoll during the 2005 british and irish lions. Keven mealamu, appeared to spear tackle odriscoll into the ground. Keven mealamus spiel on infamous spear tackle on brian odriscoll. This years book is edited by renowned author john parker, and illustrated by rugby legend keven mealamu and four more new zealand artists. For their captain and talisman, it would be the crowning achievement in a glittering.