{"id":212,"date":"2023-10-23T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T04:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/2023\/10\/13\/all-blacks-drop-mark-telea-quarterfinal-disciplinary-breach\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T07:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T04:55:01","slug":"all-blacks-drop-mark-telea-quarterfinal-disciplinary-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks drop Mark Telea from quarterfinal for disciplinary breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>All Blacks coach Ian Foster has sacked winger Mark Telea for a disciplinary breach and replaced him with Leicester Fainga&#8217;anuku for Saturday&#8217;s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Telea was the first choice left winger to enter the tournament and scored two tries in the opening defeat to France and another in the 96-17 loss to Italy in New Zealand&#8217;s third group match. Zeeland.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"null\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" class=\"frame iframe-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ESP6095158730\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"false\" mozallowfullscreen=\"false\" and=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" seemless=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt was a violation of protocol,\u201d Foster said.  Nothing major, but enough to keep him out of selection this <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>. We still like him and he&#8217;s training well so let&#8217;s see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how it is,\u201d he added.  \u201cJust for us, it\u2019s pretty clear, I don\u2019t really want to talk about it anymore. We handled it as a team and moved on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe in what we stand for. And I think it says a lot about the team that we&#8217;re willing to make that kind of decision during this week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Foster set up a goal for Fainga&#8217;anuku in New Zealand&#8217;s final group match against Uruguay and the powerful winger responded with a hat-trick while demonstrating his versatility by finishing the game in the crosses.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Mark Telea has been left out of the All Blacks squad to face Ireland in the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/rugby\/\"   title=\"Rugby\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Rugby<\/a> World Cup quarter-finals. <cite>Christian Liewig &#8211; Corbis\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Foster said the All Blacks were fully prepared to face the world number one team on Saturday and said defeat to the Irish in a home Test <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">series<\/a> last year would mean nothing when it comes time to play sent to the Stade de France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis team is ready,\u201d he said.  \u201cIf you look at this year, it\u2019s all about preparing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/647\/c2ed950cd54361c9d8d00ba5c6026f8a\/\">World Cup<\/a> and making sure we\u2019re ready to perform at that stage of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited about the challenge, we know how good Ireland are and they deserve all the plaudits they get, but playoff rugby is about who is the best on the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the omission of Telea, there were no real surprises in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Foster brought back all his big guns with number eight Ardie Savea, fullback Beauden Barrett, lock Scott Barrett and scrum-half Aaron Smith back in the starting line-up after being rested against Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Up front, loose prop Ethan de Groot returns from suspension and Tyrel Lomax starts at tight end after recovering from a knee injury he suffered against Uruguay.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697172268_159_All-Blacks-drop-Mark-Telea-from-quarterfinal-for-disciplinary-breach.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In a minor surprise on the bench, Finlay Christie was preferred to youngster Cam Roigard as <a href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/2674\/steward-replaces-smith-as-england\/\">Smith&#8217;s replacement<\/a> at scrum-half.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just felt like these were horses replacing courses for this particular match,\u201d Foster said.  &#8220;We just think Finlay has a defensive edge. We think there&#8217;s probably going to be a lot of action around the ruck defensively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW ZEALAND:<\/strong> Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga&#8217;anuku, Richie Mo&#8217;unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: Dane Coles, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Samuel Whitelock, Dalton Papali&#8217;i, Finlay Christie, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Blacks coach Ian Foster has sacked winger Mark Telea for a disciplinary breach and replaced him with Leicester Fainga&#8217;anuku for Saturday&#8217;s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland. 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