Monday 27 July 2015 14:28, UK
Australia fly-half Quade Cooper has apologised for lashing out at media criticism with an expletive-riddled post on his Twitter feed.
Cooper was criticised on social media after being sin-binned during the Wallabies' 34-9 win over Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday and duly rose to the bait.
"Invite me to your next team discussion then ask me how much I give a **** about your team selection? Zero **** given," he said in a post on Sunday, which was quickly deleted.
He later followed up with an apology.
"Apologies for any offensive language used on my Twitter feed. I appreciate the support," he tweeted.
He later said: "As footballers, we're still human beings. We've got feelings.
"I bit back at a bit of criticism and I used some language that probably shouldn't have been used. There was some online criticism directed at me personally.
"I've never been one to read into media but this one time it caught my eye. I'm disappointed in myself for getting trapped in that. At the end of the day, it got to me this one time."
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, who has also been known for losing his cool in public, sympathised and said Cooper would not face any sanction.
"Obviously we can't have the language, that's a mistake. He's owned up to that,” he said.
"It's all about discipline and we're all trying to improve our discipline.
"(No further action) as far as I'm concerned... Straight up. We can make decisions amongst ourselves. People make mistakes. I've certainly made a few in my time.”
