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TMO was wrong and robbed Wales

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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
14 Feb 2018, 14:40
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14 Feb 2018, 14:40#1

Oaks I cant help wondering was the TMO a kiwi?

ales have received a formal admission from World Rugby they should have had a try awarded in last Saturday's 12-6 Six Nations defeat at Twickenham, drawing the ire of England coach Eddie Jones.

Wales' assistant coach Rob Howley said that World Rugby's refereeing chief Alain Rolland admitted an error by the Television Match Official in a conversation on Monday with Wales coach Warren Gatland.

"I know Warren Gatland spoke to Alain Rolland, and they confirmed that the TMO made a mistake," Howley told reporters.

"It was good to have dialogue with World Rugby. It's happened. It is disappointing that happens in professional sport, but we focus on the next two weeks and getting ourselves ready for Ireland.

"There was plenty of time after that decision. We had a couple of opportunities which we should have taken."

Gareth Anscombe appeared to ground the ball over the try line ahead of England winger Anthony Watson in a chase in the first half, after the home team had taken an early 12-0 lead.

Anscombe looked to get some downward pressure on the ball, but the TMO Glenn Newman ruled there was no clear evidence of grounding in what Gatland, after the match, called "a terrible mistake".

Jones responded by accusing World Rugby of undermining their own match officials.

"I just think once the game's done and dusted that's the game, you can't have retrospective refereeing of decisions being done," he said.

"We've got to trust the referees, respect their integrity. When I say respect the referee, that's the TV process as well, and then you leave it at that, and then you get on with it. One side's won, one side's lost."

Victory for England in a tightly-fought game on Saturday kept them on course for the grand slam.

They next meet Scotland at Murrayfield while Wales face unbeaten Ireland in Dublin with both games on February 24.

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XaviPro1,924 posts
14 Feb 2018, 22:19
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14 Feb 2018, 22:19#2

I still don't think it was a try. Ball appears to just graze Evans little finger before Anscombe or Watson dive for it. 

I don't like the idea of coaches or unions/clubs approaching World Rugby with their gripes after a result has n't gone their way.


Always respect the referee, his assistants and the TMO. This isn't soccer. 

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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
15 Feb 2018, 00:30
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15 Feb 2018, 00:30#3
This from Jeremy Guscott, one of the smarter observers in the otherwise visually challenged rugby press: ‘Gareth Anscombe's disallowed try was a huge decision in England's win over Wales and the television match official Glenn Newman got that call wrong - but it wouldn't have been a try anyway. The TMO should have been shown the action frame by frame, which would have revealed the ball was touched down by Wales full-back Anscombe - his fingers brush it before England wing Anthony Watson gets his hands on the ball - so the touchdown is good. But if he had seen the play frame by frame, he would also have seen the ball hitting Wales winger Steff Evans' fingers in the build-up - so the try wouldn't have stood as it was a knock-on.’
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