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  Graham Henry on Mathieu Bastareaud saga : All Blacks

  Shamed French rugby player Mathieu Bastareaud still has a future playing for France, despite admitting he lied about being assaulted in Wellington last weekend, one of his teammates says. Bastareaud, 20, said he panicked after injuring himself in his hotel room, claiming he was attacked from behind by five men on the street early on Sunday morning who left him with a serious eye injury. He apologised overnight for lying, saying he had drunk too much following his team's Saturday night loss to the All Blacks and had hit his head on a table. The amount of coverage of the incident had taken him by surprise. The French rugby team refused to answer questions about the incident at a press conference in Sydney today. However, Bastareaud's fellow Stade Francais teammate, Italy captain Sergio Parisse, who is in New Zealand for the test against the All Blacks tomorrow in Christchurch, supported the young man. "When you are young you make mistakes, but I think Mathieu is going to be a very good player for France," Parisse said. "Now he is (in) Paris and I've talked with the other guys in Paris and the president (of the club). All the team are very, very close to him." Earlier, French Rugby Federation president Pierre Camou said disciplinary action would be taken against the player. Team manager Jo Maso had also apologised, saying the team had also been lied to. All Blacks coach Graham Henry said the New Zealand team had been in similar situations in the past with players making ...

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  Graham Henry re-appointed All Blacks coach

  Graham Henry re-appointed All Blacks coach, on a two year deal.

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Also Known As:

Ted

Birth Date:

January 1, 0008

Birthplace:

Christchurch, New Zealand

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