French referee Mathieu Raynal sparked uproar with a decision in the Australia-New Zealand clash
SYDNEY – Rugby Australia has written to the sport’s governing body about “overbearing officials”, after the Wallabies were denied victory against New Zealand by a controversial refereeing decision.
French referee Mathieu Raynal sparked uproar in Australia after reversing a penalty awarded to the hosts in the dying seconds of their Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks in Melbourne last week.
He penalised Bernard Foley for time-wasting as the fly-half was about to kick the ball into touch in the 80th minute with the Wallabies leading 37-34.
The All Blacks were instead awarded a scrum five metres out and Jordie Barrett crossed…
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