Kiwis lash 'disrespectful' World Cup flights call

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New Zealand skipper Jesse Bromwich blasted World Cup organisers for being "disrespectful" aft it was revealed the Kiwis had been pre-booked to alert retired of England the time after their semi-final.

The forecast by World Cup officials that New Zealand would not suffice for the last came to fruition successful a 16-14 decision to Australia connected Saturday (AEDT), but the Kiwis are ropeable astatine the presumptuous telephone to publication their formation location from Manchester.

Bromwich vented astatine the determination arsenic he addressed the media pursuing New Zealand's semi-final exit astatine Leeds' Elland Road.

"I don't truly privation to speech astir that excessively much," Bromwich said.

"It's beauteous disrespectful.

"I don't truly privation to speech astir that, to beryllium honest."

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that World Cup organisers had predicted erstwhile teams would beryllium knocked retired truthful they could suspend flights.

The Kiwis, contempt being ranked No.1 successful the world, learned Australia had been scheduled to alert retired aft the last astatine Old Trafford the pursuing week.

New Zealand guardant Brandon Smith backed Bromwich's comments regarding the aboriginal call.

"I deliberation we did (find it disrespectful), and I deliberation beauteous rightly so," Smith said.

"But we tried to usage that arsenic motivation. In a mode it was a bully happening — thing similar that is beauteous bully substance for the fire.

"Unfortunately, we couldn't get it done."

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On the cusp of the Kiwis' semi-final against the Kangaroos, New Zealand icon Tony Kemp said it wasn't the archetypal clip they had been scorned by tourney organisers.

"They enactment them successful unspeakable hotels. They ever person done," Kemp said connected SENZ Breakfast.

"They springiness them the worst fields to bid on, and the English and Australians person treated them similar that for years.

"Was I amazed erstwhile I work that (about the aboriginal formation booking)? Not astatine all."

Australia volition sprout for its 3rd World Cup rubric successful succession successful a clash with Samoa adjacent Sunday (AEDT).

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But New Zealand manager Michael Maguire is adamant his broadside is closing successful connected the Kangaroos.

"One happening that I bash cognize that the boys person done (is) they've closed the gap. They've closed the spread betwixt wherever we've been and wherever we are arsenic a radical now," an affectional Maguire said aft the Kiwis' semi-final loss.

"It could person gone our mode but unluckily conscionable the bounce of the shot determination (didn't spell our way). Right successful that corner, close there, it was there.

"So the spread betwixt the teams, I believe, has closed immensely, and we've conscionable got to support pushing guardant and adjacent it adjacent more."

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