Nemani Nadolo had a go at Nick Mullins' comments following Fiji's defeat to England. Photo / Brett Phibbs
British broadcaster ITV Sport are fully supportive of lead Rugby World Cup commentator Nick Mullins, who was described as a 'muppet' by Fiji star Nemani Nadolo for saying villagers in his country would be watching the England match on one TV.
Mullins caused a storm during Fiji's 35-11 defeat on
Saturday when he said: "In the smaller villages, they will all be gathering around the one TV, the one satellite dish, hoping the generator doesn't let them down."
This prompted Nadolo to tweet after his stand-out performance at Twickenham: "There's more than one TV in Fiji mate and power is running just fine. Nick Mullins disappointing call mate #muppetcall."
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However, Mullins had not meant to make a disrespectful, stereotypical observation on life in the South Pacific. Instead he was referencing pre-match comments by Fiji coach John McKee, who had said: "For the people back home, they are mad about rugby... everyone is glued to TVs in the cities. In the villages maybe they have got together and got one TV and a generator and a satellite dish to pick up TV."
