New Zealand captain Sam Cane tackles a spectator on the pitch, then apologizes

A bad image for the All Blacks. The captain of New Zealand, Sam Cane, was talked about during his team’s victory against Argentina (41-12) in the Rugby Championship on Saturday July 8, and not only for his performance on the field . After the end of the match, while he was reunited with his teammates on the lawn, the Chiefs player violently tackled a spectator who came to invade the field, causing him to fall in his race. The supporter quickly got up, before resuming his run under the cries of the stadium.

Hours after the incident, Sam Cane spoke out and apologized on his Instagram account. “That night after the game someone came running onto the pitch and I made an error in judgement. I played a role in the process to stop him. I recognize that it was not my role, and it’s not my style to behave in this way”he wrote in particular, before adding that he was “Sorry” And “disappointed with [lui]-even”.

Two hours after these first explanations, he said he had found the supporter in question and said to himself “happy” to have been able to close the page of this incident in a more satisfactory way.