THE SCOURGE OF diving may be rampant in soccer and slowly infiltrating GAA but rugby — it would like to believe — has remained generally untouched.
That was on the verge of changing in Samoa over the weekend during a game of Sevens Rugby. During a match between Vaiala and Vailele, a headband wearing forward meted out a slap to the opposite scrum-half and got a dig in return.
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He crumpled to the ground, very much in the manner of Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, but the referee, his teammates and the crowd were not buying it.
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Check out the video and guffaw along with the disbelieving Samoan crowd.
VIDEO: Samoan rugby player sparks roars of laughter after his dive is exposed
THE SCOURGE OF diving may be rampant in soccer and slowly infiltrating GAA but rugby — it would like to believe — has remained generally untouched.
That was on the verge of changing in Samoa over the weekend during a game of Sevens Rugby. During a match between Vaiala and Vailele, a headband wearing forward meted out a slap to the opposite scrum-half and got a dig in return.
He crumpled to the ground, very much in the manner of Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets, but the referee, his teammates and the crowd were not buying it.
Check out the video and guffaw along with the disbelieving Samoan crowd.
Hat-tip to Balls.ie and Rugby Onslaught for bringing this video to the world’s attention.
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