Former New Zealand international Matthew Cooper has leant his backing to Jonny Wilkinson in the New Zealand Herald as the debate over the match balls used in the World Cup rages on.
"Former All Black Matthew Cooper has backed Jonny Wilkinson's criticism of the balls used at the recent World Cup, saying he also noticed problems with them during the tournament.
England first-five Wilkinson has slated the Gilbert balls as a "joke" and said the organisers of the tournament were "horribly unprofessional" for providing them.
He kicked only 50 per cent of his goals at the World Cup, the worst ratio of his career, and had some embarrassing misses at Dunedin's new enclosed and windless stadium."
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