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WATCH: New camera angle vindicates Michael Hooper from controversial sand-throwing incident
Published 11:59 18 Jun 2016 BST
Updated 16:25 18 Jun 2016 BST
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Upon looking at the first angle, Hooper looked bang to rights.
The Australian scrum needed all the help it could get against a dominant English pack. The Wallabies needed Hooper to pack down and assist his tighthead. Instead, an overhead camera appeared to show the openside tossing a handful of sand into the eyes of opposite number James Haskell.However, a second angle has completely vindicated Hooper from any wrongdoing:Dirty, dirty Hooper, throwing mud in Haskell's face. #EngvAus pic.twitter.com/Dv0gxQS7NN
— Rich Leigh (@RichLeighPR) June 18, 2016
There was no stopping Haskell, however, as he made tackle after tackle after tackle for the English cause. Eddie Jones' men won 23-7 to claim their first ever Test series Down Under.Michael Hooper was cleared of any wrongdoing after this angle emerged post-game. #SandGate #AUSvENGhttps://t.co/jSHLwcULzQ
— RUGBYcomau (@rugbycomau) June 18, 2016
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