Tana Umaga and Brian O'Driscoll have met to bury the hatchet and they hope the rugby world will too.
The pair were captaining the All Blacks and Lions in their New Zealand series in 2005 when Umaga, with help from hooker Keven Mealamu, took out O'Driscoll in the opening test with a questionable tackle that launched "speargate" and the controversy has raged ever since.
Now, on the eve of world champion All Blacks playing Ireland in Dublin this weekend, the pair are hoping the matter can finally be laid to rest.
They revealed in a chat about Sunday's test as Guinness Series ambassadors that they had settled their own differences some time ago and had a lengthy and friendly dinner together recently.
The All Blacks will take on Ireland at 8am this Sunday.
[Source: stuff.co]
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