Maroons fullback Reece Walsh and Blues five-eighth Jarome Luai have played down the prospect of lingering bad blood in Origin III after they were sent off in Queensland's series clinching win.
Maroons fullback Reece Walsh and Blues five-eighth Jarome Luai have played down the prospect of lingering bad blood in Origin III after they were sent off in Queensland's series clinching win.after being dismissed for head butting each other in the final minute of the Suncorp Stadium clash, while New South Wales winger Josh Addo-Carr was sinbinned for punching Walsh.
Luai accused Walsh of sledging and the rookie fullback waved Addo-Carr off before receiving his own marching orders as Maroons enforcer Tino Fa'asuamaleaui pointed to the scoreboard, showing a dominant 32-6 win for Queensland. However, the pair were remorseful afterwards, with Walsh saying he regretted the way he acted and Luai admitting: “I’m a sore loser”.“I just hate to lose,” Luai said."It's just a bit of passion, I’m a sore loser as well, so it’s disappointing.The NSW playmaker had taken exception to Walsh pulling his hair in Queensland's 26-18 series opening win, but he insisted there would be no lingering animosity between them in Origin III at Accor Stadium on July 12.
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