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The Short Ball: The fake apology and a rebuttal

By Online Editors
Thursday 5 Jul 2018

Scotty Stevenson and & Mils Muliaina talk about the incident when Blues hooker James Parsons denied a SANZAAR statement that claimed he received an apology from Owen Franks.

This followed the incident that led to the latter's two-week suspension.

Franks pleaded guilty to striking Parsons in the head during the Crusaders’ 32-24 win over the Blues and received a discount on his sentence - partly because he had 'apologised'.

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