'Shocker': Ireland coach fumes over JWH 'dog shot'

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Ireland manager Ged Corcoran said helium was shocked Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was not sent disconnected for a "dog shot" successful New Zealand's 48-10 triumph astatine the Rugby League World Cup.

Waerea-Hargreaves was misdeed binned successful the archetypal fractional of New Zealand's triumph aft helium caught Ireland's Dan Norman precocious with a swinging limb successful a tackle.

Coming disconnected a three-game suspension, the Kiwis prop faces different tense hold to spot if he'll beryllium escaped to play successful the World Cup finals.

A fuming Corcoran believes Waerea-Hargreaves aged got disconnected lightly for his reckless changeable connected the debutant.

"I've got to beryllium cautious with what I accidental but truly disappointed with that canine changeable (from) Hargreaves," helium said.

"I've mislaid 2 boys this week, 2 influential players for america connected a misdemeanor complaint which we challenged and were unsuccessful.

"For maine that's a crippled changer... it's conscionable a hard 1 to swallow.

"100 per cent (should person been sent off). It was a wide enarthrosis to the head, it's ended his night, it's ended his debut.

"The kid's dreamt of this since helium was a kid truthful to extremity your debut similar that there's thing worse is there?"

New Zealand manager Michael Maguire was coy erstwhile asked astir the tackle.

"I spoke to (Waerea-Hargreaves) astatine fractional time. We conscionable request to spell done the process and spot wherever that's it," helium said.

Asked if helium was concerned, Maguire said: "Not really, I had a look astatine it but I had a wide presumption truthful we we've conscionable got to spell done the process."

Members of the commentary squad were shocked Warea-Hargreaves was lone sent for 10 minutes and thought the interaction deserved a heavier sanction.

"That's a atrocious one," 1 said.

"That's atrocious contact, there's nary excuse for that. He should spot red, that's a shocker from Hargreaves."

Hargreaves returned to the tract successful the 2nd fractional but didn't past agelong earlier coming disconnected with what was believed to beryllium a hamstring strain.

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