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'Shocker' - Poite under fire from Welsh fans for dismissing TMO's call moments before England try

Romain Poite (Photo by Ashley Western/MB Media/Getty Images)

French referee Romain Poite was under fire – again – this time from Welsh fans after dismissing TMO Brian MacNeice’s interjection in the lead up to England’s first try in their Autumn Nations Cup match with Wales at Parc Y Scarlets.

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Poite dismissed two major TMO interjections, one which favoured Wales and one that clearly didn’t.

The TMO let Poite know via his earpiece that Dan Biggar had been tackled in the air by England backrow Sam Underhill after he collected a high ball just outside his 22. Biggar was subsequently turned over. Poite dismissed the decision verbally while on the run, and a few phases later England’s Henry Slade had scored in the corner.

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Replays showed that the TMO was correct, with Biggar clearly mid-air when Underhill made contact.

“Romain Poite is succeeding in turning this into a complete shambles. Indecisive when he needs to be decisive, decisive when he should have listened to his TMO. Really poor thus far,” posted one irate Tweeter, and it summed up a lot of the sentiment directed at the Frenchman.

“If you ever feel a bit inadequate at work, just remember that Romain Poite has been a test level referee for over a decade,” said another.

“There’s no doubt that England are the better side and have dominated possession and territory but Poite has absolutely killed Wales. Three significant wrong calls which have lead to England points.”

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Minutes later a questionable hit by England fullback Elliot Daly was also deemed fine, despite cameras angles suggesting the Saracen’s tackle technique lacked an arm wrap and was a tad high.

https://twitter.com/LewisMeadhbh/status/1332725329392230409

https://twitter.com/davidrhyselward/status/1332725652584325121

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Others were delighted to see a referee sticking up for his on-field decisions.

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JW 47 minutes ago
Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

It was called ‘The Curse of the Great Bambino’.

Haha, no doubt it was helped by the ridiculousness of giving away Babe fn Ruth. Why would you do such a thing, “not for things good and right” would be the answer no doubt.


This will be a very similar question Leinster have to ask themselves. Have they set in motion their own curse?

It would be enough to kill the belief of a lesser club at a venue like Dublin.

Have we segued here? I hope we have segued here to the Premiership lol

They ran for 147 metres more than the hosts on 41 fewer carries, and made 11 more tackle busts.

That’s how New Zealand teams used to be able to play, scoring tries from anywhere in their own half with very little ball, often even less than the 40% Saints had this game. It was exciting stuff.

None of which will bother Dowson and his charges.

Won’t it? Don’t they now have three must win games in the Premiership? How are they going to balance those are a Champions Cup Final.


On the game, I’m not sure I agree with the referee bottling it and putting away his whistle at the end, has that been the norm up north? In Super rugby theyve been starting to play their hands a lot more and using the TMO, which I have liked. It’s increased the accuracy of the contest but also brought back in the howlers like going back 10 phases to a knock on that wasn’t even a knock on. I just don’t understand why they can’t get it right, but that’s pretty much the same perspective placed on Cullen right?

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BleedRed&Black 2 hours ago
URC teams aren't proving Stephen Donald wrong

I'll repeat what I said. Hopefully you'll get the point this time.


Re-read my initial post. Despite your claim I never mentioned financials. I focused purely on the political consequences for SA rugby structures of the Springboks decline in RWC's. My focus in relation to that was entirely on the issue of competitiveness.


SA, as I said, has a much better structured domestic season now than it had in SR. Domestic teams playing in a round robin comp they are in every year is a domestic comp for competitive/development purposes. And as you say, SA's URC teams have to run significantly bigger squads, again a function of having a proper full season for those teams. That is something NZ will eventually emulate.


And, as I said in my second post, after you dragged in financials, the URC's popularity/financials are greater in SA because its a full season and its teams are winning [again something I recognised] in the distinctly lower quality URC, whereas it spent almost all its time in SR losing in much higher quality but shorter comp. The story is radically different in the much higher quality European comps, where the SA are getting crushed year after year.


So, to repeat yet again, what will be the political consequences in SA of the Springboks decline in RWC/WR standings? Will the financial/popularity advantages of getting a proper domestic season be seen to be damaging the Springboks, given the distinctly lower quality of the URC in comparison with SRP? My bet is such a blame game is almost certain. To give themselves a substantial domestic comp and keep the Springboks in TRC [They have no choice] SA are being forced to play 12 months a year. SA, like NZ and Aussie, have developed a habit of improvising solutions instead of building durable structures. A 12 month season is just another improvisation.


And as for the fairy story that being in Europe is better prep for RWC/Test rugby than SR, it fails even on its own facts, let alone in application. SA teams only play Ireland/Wales/Scotland/Italy in the URC. All have been crap at RWC's. And SA teams don't play in Europe long enough to benefit from playing against club teams from England and France. And if you think that playing in Ireland/Wales/Scotland on a wet winters day is less challenging than playing in NZ, April-June, then you're welcome to your short memory.

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