WELLINGTON – All Blacks skipper Sam Cane has hit back at critics questioning his leadership in the wake of last weekend’s shock defeat by Argentina, accusing them of being ignorant about rugby.
Cane and New Zealand coach Ian Foster have taken most of the flak from irate All Black fans over the 25-15 defeat to Los Pumas, which followed a 24-22 loss to Australia a week earlier.
The gritty flanker, who became captain of the three-time world champions earlier this year, said he shared their frustration but “hateful, disrespectful” comments posted online were unhelpful.
“We’ve got amazing fans but we’ve also got some pretty brutal ones,” he told New Zealand’s Sky Sports in an interview aired late Tuesday.
“You’ve just got to remind yourself that they may like to think…
