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Warburton says all's fine with ref Rolland (AFP)
 Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Wales captain Sam Warburton has insisted the appointment of Alain Rolland to referee Saturday's Millennium Stadium match against South Africa is no cause for alarm. The Irishman controversially sent off Warburton during the 2011 World Cup semi-final in Auckland for a dangerous, lifting tackle on France wing Vincent Clerc. His decision meant Wales played more than an hour of a match they eventually lost 9-8 down to 14 men. Rolland became something of a national hate figure with certain sections of the Welsh rugby public and has not refereed a Wales match involving Warburton in Cardiff since the World Cup. More...
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