Hey, at least the Aussies are being good sports about it. Oh wait, it's AUSTRALIA.
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Australian coach Ricky Stuart was so incensed by the shock loss of his team that he verbally attacked ARL chief executive and close friend Geoff Carr on the field at fulltime, alleging a conspiracy by tournament organisers.
He is later reported to have harangued Klein and Cummings following a chance meeting in the foyer of their Brisbane hotel.
An RFL spokesman refused to provide any details of the clash but confirmed to The Guardian that it had occurred in front of dozens of witnesses.
The RFL is preparing an official complaint to the Rugby League International Federation and the Herald was told that once it was received an investigation into Stuart's actions would begin.
But his Kangaroos and Cronulla backrower Paul Gallen provided the clearest evidence of a conspiracy theory in the Australian camp by referring to "a stitch-up" in an interview on Channel Nine.
Stuart is understood to have taken particular exception to a number of refereeing decisions that proved costly to his team and made accusations that an Australian loss suited the organisers and the future of the World Cup
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