STATEMENT: Warren Gatland responds after Dan Biggar's 'unprofessional' outburst at George North

The fly-half, who some also believe was fortunate to remain on the field after several high tackles, consistently engaged in contentious exchanges with the referee. 

One fan reacting wrote: “This is great, watching a spoilt little welsh pr£&k called Biggar have a go at his countrymen. And twice at North who is twice the player he’s ever been. Well done Wales!!”

A second said: “There’s a fine line between being passionate and being unprofessional, and Dan Biggar was the wrong side of it there …”

Another said: “Bit embarrassing when you forget Jac Morgan is captain, and Dan Biggar is just one very experienced player shouting and screaming at other experienced teammates such as George North.” 

“Biggar wears heart on sleeve but shouldnt be im own players faces,” commented a fourth.

A fifth tweeted: “Dan Biggar will not be missed when he retires from the game of rugby. Wouldn’t look out of place gobbing off at the doormen outside a Cardiff nightclub. No class. No respect.”

"I didn't have a problem with it. It's about making people accountable," said Gatland.

"There's nothing wrong with players in terms of challenging each other. We want that as part of the group so that everyone is accountable.

"For me, that peer pressure is huge in terms of that and taking responsibility. Those sort of criticism aren't personal. We talk about it being a point of care.

"It's about the team getting better and individuals getting better because we need to be comfortable with being critical."

Could it be anybody else to start? Farrell fits the label “our guy” better than most, meaning you love to hate him unless he’s in your squad. Then you’d go to the end’s of the earth to defend him.

The England captain, also known as 'Shoulder boy' for his high tackling, does himself no favours with his poor tackling technique.

Although he's currently serving a ban, the fact he often seems to get away with it doesn't help either.

The Saracens star went to school with England teammate George Ford

His education began in rugby league – he joined Wigan St Patricks at the age of eight

He became the youngest ever player to appear in English professional rugby, making his debut aged 17 and 11 days. This record was later beaten by schoolmate Ford

It’s well known that Owen is the son of Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. However, it’s less commonly know that his uncle Sean O’Loughlin is also a rugby league legend, winning 34 caps for Great Britain between 1993 and 2009

He was not at first registered as a Farrell, but took mum Colleen’s family name of O’Loughlin. The couple married in 1995, changing Owen’s surname to Farrell the following year.

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Biggar is the epitome of players you hate until they are on your team.The way the fly-half continues to moan to referees vociferously has seemingly only got worse throughout his career. It got so bad that popular online personality and diehard Scotland fan Glove39 made a video called ‘birdman’ mocking the way in which he always raises his arms in frustration to officials.

White has become arguably the most unpopular player in world rugby over the past 12 months..

Last year, White fell about like a lion had attempted to rip off his face after Faf de Klerk accidentally made contact with it while attempting to dislodge the ball out of his hands as he attempted a pass.

After consulting with the television match official, referee Paul Williams adjudicated that this warranted a yellow card for de Klerk.

This decision sent the world of rugby into meltdown, with criticism coming from all quarters aimed at White for bringing the game into disrepute.

The world Cup-winning lock is undoubtedly world-class, but he is also one of the dirtiest players in the sport. If your team has played against him, you will not be a fan. A proper sh**house, but huge biceps.

The expert in unsportsmanlike behavior. Sexton is skilled in exaggerating contact or distracting officials, knowing precisely when to employ his repertoire of underhanded tactics.

His most recent example of on-field nouse came against Wales just last weekend. The yellow card handed to Liam Williams in the 65th minute for a high hit on Sexton took a while to come as it was reviewed from multiple angles by the officials.

Wales fans piled in on Sexton after the Williams sin-binning, with one writing: 'Sexton play acted a head injury. Blatant cheating.'

Another Wales fan vented: 'That Liam Williams yellow card shows why rugby will be dead in a few years – nothing wrong with Liams body shape and Sexton play acting sums up how rugby has drastically changed for the worse. It’s a mockery to the real injuries.'

Another commented on Sexton being seen winking after the card, and said that his behaviour would "destroy the spectacle that is International rugby"