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Published 13:25 19 Nov 2018 GMT
Updated 13:29 19 Nov 2018 GMT
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It's amazingly cynical and a minor miracle that referee Wayne Barnes did not send him to the bin with New Zealand having already conceded eight penalties and a penalty advantage at that stage in the game.
Former Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has called on World Rugby to clamp down on this sort of tactic and that it's preventing a lot more tries from being scored.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/1064489035324895232
Whitelock said that the All Blacks did not play the way they wanted to but that Ireland prevented them from implementing their intended style.
"That’s the beauty of playing Test match rugby,” said Whitelock. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the first one of the year or the last one, you’re always excited to get out there and show the world what you’ve got and tonight was no different.
“The boys were definitely up [for it], we had a great week of preparation and it’s just a pity we didn’t play the way we wanted to. But they didn’t allow us to do that."
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