• Captain struck South Africa’s Francois Louw during semi-final
• Incident may be passed to citing officer for disciplinary actionRichie McCaw could miss the World Cup final if he is deemed to hold deliberately elbowed Francois Louw in the first half of the semi-final. The All Blacks captain struck Louw on the brow after 20 minutes,sending the openside flanker reeling with a blow that may be passed to the citing officer on Sunday.
Louw finished the match with two wounds to his brow requiring a total of 20 stitches. When asked how he received the cuts, the Bath flanker said: “I’m not sure, and I believe it was at the bottom of a ruck.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com