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"Everywhere I looked on TV there was this slow-mo of me with my hand in around his eye area and people were calling for my head. "But there was nothing internally about it, a couple of laughs about it and that, but it was a bit uncomfortable, feeling like the entire nation is coming after you over something."It signifies the passion that follows the game around there. These guys are heroes and they are heroes because they do it every week, because they all stand up and they are very brave in the way they play." What did McCaw have to say about the whole affair? "There was nothing from him, he is as tough as they come. He didn't think anything of it, that is what is important." As big a deal as the Lions Tour will be up here, it will pale in comparison to the media attention that will follow the three-Test series in New Zealand, where rugby really is king. That focus is great for the game but, as McLaughlin will tell you, there is a flip side.
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