ARGY BARGY

Contepomi blasts 'bully' Curry after bad-tempered battle

- BY ADAM HATHAWAY

ARGENTINA boss Felipe Contepomi labelled Tom Curry a "bully" and accused the flanker of pushing him after England's fiery win.

Contepomi also claimed Curry had sworn at him and said fullback Juan Cruz Mallia had a suspected knee ligament injury as a result of the Englishman's late challenge (inset).

The former Puma fly-half, who is a qualified doctor, was livid with the tackle, which left his side a man down.

The 48-year-old said: "He went to say, 'Hi' to one of our coaches, and I said, 'No', we were upset, he was reckless and he broke our player's knee.

"He said, 'F**k off' and gave me a shove. I'm not happy with the situation. After breaking someone's knee you need to be humble enough to apologise after you did something wrong.

"But he went the opposite way - maybe it's in his nature to be a bully."