SANZAAR apologises to 'really disrespected' Pumas

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SANZAAR and Rugby Australia person sent retired a associated connection apologising to Argentina Rugby for a photograph sprout that infuriated the Pumas.

The apology comes aft Argentina manager Mario Ledesma expressed his choler astatine a photograph accidental that near retired his squad and made them consciousness "really disresepcted".

The photograph sprout that sparked the outrage progressive the captains of the Wallabies, Springboks and All Blacks, but did not diagnostic anyone from the Pumas.

One photograph captured each 3 of the skippers - Michael Hooper, Siya Kolisi and Ardie Savea - with The Rugby Championship trophy.

It was this changeable that enraged Argentina, with the SANZAAR connection pointing retired that it was the effect of "a connection breakdown".

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"The boys and the unit – we felt truly disrespected," Ledesma said successful effect to the photo.

"We're not asking for much. We are ever travelling and we ne'er complain, but we consciousness sometimes we are getting treated with disrespect. We conscionable proceed and bull it connected the chin. It hurts, it hurts a lot.

"We person families and kids we haven't seen for ages now.

"The lone happening we are asking is to get treated reasonably oregon with respect.

"I deliberation rugby has values, I americium definite of it, and they weren't respected here. It is conscionable not on."

Following that nationalist ailment from Ledesma, which made headlines yesterday, a connection entitled 'An Apology to Argentina Rugby' was sent retired to media this afternoon.

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"SANZAAR and Rugby Australia absorption would similar to apologise to Argentina Rugby for the mistake that led to a photograph being published successful the media that misrepresented The Rugby Championship successful that it omitted Argentina," the connection said.

"A promotional photograph featuring the captains of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa had been planned for the tourney erstwhile each matches had been rescheduled to beryllium played successful Queensland.

"A photograph league was organised for the time earlier the Round 5 matches successful Townsville connected Friday 24 September. Unfortunately, a precocious question alteration past meant that the Argentina skipper could not marque the designated clip for the photograph session.

"It was determined that the photograph league would proceed truthful that a photograph of the New Zealand and South African captains could beryllium taken to beforehand the historical 100^th match betwixt the 2 countries. Furthermore, the Australian skipper would beryllium photographed successful the First Nations jersey that the Australian squad would deterioration successful the lucifer for section promotion. These photographs were taken and utilised by the media from the respective countries.

"However, during the photograph league a communications breakdown led to a photograph being taken of the 3 attending captains with the trophy, minus the absent Argentina captain.

"SANZAAR and Rugby Australia instrumentality afloat work for this mistake and admit that it should not person happened and afloat understands Argentina Rugby's disappointment implicit this substance aft the representation appeared successful the media.

"SANZAAR would similar to publically authorities that nary disrespect was intended and so would similar to convey Argentina Rugby for its unselfish and committed publication to The Rugby Championship, highlighted by the information that it has played each matches distant from location implicit the past 2 years."

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