GATLAND’S BOYS HAVE A POP AT EACH OTHER

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admitted to being involved in a flare-up but Alun Wyn Jones (top, right) insisted there was no damage done to O’Brien (right). “There’s a point at which you need to unscrew the cap a bit,” said Jones.

“There’s a bit of bite in the squad. There always has been, when I have played in big games for club and country.

“The edge does get a bit sharper. But that’s what you need.”

Warburton said of tomorrow’s Eden Park showdown: “Every sacrifice you have made since you were a young kid is all for moments like this.”