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WATCH: Sonny Bill Williams sent off for sickening hit on Lions star

Published 09:15 1 Jul 2017 BST

Updated 10:35 3 Jul 2017 BST

Patrick McCarry
WATCH: Sonny Bill Williams sent off for sickening hit on Lions star

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Referee Jerome Garces was left with no choice.

Sonny Bill Williams was sent off after 24 minutes of the Second Test between New Zealand and the Lions after a quite gruesome head-hit on Anthony Watson. With the game tied 3-3 in squalid conditions, Williams crunched into Watson's temple with a stiff shoulder. Each replay of the incident made it look worse and Garces sent Williams on his way. He is the first All Blacks player to get a red card since Colin Meads in 1967. https://twitter.com/PasionPorRugby/status/881233902014214144 Watson went off for a Head Injury Assessment but was deemed safe to play on. There was a strong reaction to the hit online: https://twitter.com/AndyGoode10/status/881060905160757248 https://twitter.com/adamjones3/status/881060686788427776 https://twitter.com/_PaulHayward/status/881060793457852421 https://twitter.com/tomESPNscrum/status/881061121284755456

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WATCH: Sonny Bill Williams sent off for sickening hit on Lions star