"Lack of sportsmanship" - Argentina star Pablo Matera rejects handshake from All Black star
Rugby NewsSaturday, 03 September 2022 at 11:35
Pablo Matera capped off a miserable night following Argentina's 53-3 defeat by refusing to shake All Blacks replacement hooker Dane Coles'.
When the All Blacks hooker went to shake Matera's hand he found himself reaching for thin air and instead received a firm shove to the shoulder by the South American loose forward.
It's unclear why the frustrated Matera was so annoyed with Coles although they did have a scuffle towards the end of the game.
"That's Colsey for you, he's in your head hahaha perfect manoeuvre." wrote one fan.
A second commented: "Really immature. Thugs off the pitch and gents on it always."
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