All Blacks drop key man for disciplinary breach as team to face Ireland revealed
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mark Telea has been dropped by New Zealand for their crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland after breaching team protocol. However, whispers emerged this week that he would be left out of the squad for the last-eight clash on Saturday evening for the breach of team protocol and this was confirmed by Ian Foster when he named his matchday 23, with the 26-year-old absent – although the head coach said it wasn’t a major breach and insisted “I still love him”. Brodie Retallick and Scott Barrett are the starting locks, meaning veteran Sam Whitelock is limited to a bench role, while prodigiously talented scrum half Cam Roigard doesn’t make the 23 after Foster challenged him to improve the sharpness of his passing, with the more reliable Finlay Christie selected as replacement No 9 behind starter Aaron Smith.
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