Graham Henry fronts a press conference in Christchurch after the All Blacks lost to France in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Photo / Getty
Sir Graham Henry has made public a stunning suspicion that the All Blacks may have been victims of match fixing at the 2007 World Cup.
In an interview with Tony Veitch on Radio Sport, Henry said something didn't feel right about their 20-18 quarter final loss to France.
"I've been
involved in 140 test matches and 20 years of coaching at provincial level or the level above and 12 years of coaching international rugby and I've never been involved in a game that was like this game," he said.
Sports journalist Ian Borthwick told Radio Sport the statistics and figures from that match were bizarre.
"Suddenly France became the most disciplined team in the history of international rugby, but at the same time it's perhaps a little bit disappointing that they would come out with this negative feeling so long after the event."
