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Published 21:18 25 Apr 2018 BST
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The incident was discussed by the panel on BT's Rugby Tonight with former Leicester and England forward Ben Kay saying Vakawata's reaction was not that 'of someone who is genuinely hurt'. Kay believes World Rugby should look at retrospectively sanctioning the centre for his play-acting.
It was around this moment that Austin Healey chipped in:
"Strictly speaking, Murray did hit him in the face with his hand... strictly speaking."Kay responded with a left paw that Brian O'Driscoll, who tagged Healey with a few solids on the 2001 Lions Tour, would have been proud of. Healey got a 7/10 for his dive. https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/989228567312584704 Round one to Kay.
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