Meads defends hosts from cheat claims

A TACKLE hasn’t even been made in the World Cup and the All Blacks are defending themselves from claims they are blatant cheats.

English-born sports columnist Mark Reason made the claims in the Dominion Post, a paper covering Wellington and the North Island, claiming half the All Blacks’ tries in the Tri Nations were secured through illegal means off the ball.

Reason lives in New Zealand but rugby icon Colin Meads led the local tirade against him.