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'Robbed' - Fans furious as Angus Gardner non-call saves Scotland
By Ian Cameron
A lot of neutrals have questioned referee Angus Gardner and his decision not to call off-side against Scotland in the dying moments of their 26-14 Six Nations win over Italy at Murrayfield.
With the score at 19-14 to the hosts but with Italy camped on the Scottish line, Gardner's TMO called for a knock-on against Italy, a call which infuriated captain Michele Lamaro and many neutrals watching online.
Despite Gardner twice penalising and warning Scotland for offside at the ruck, he instead deferred to his officials of a knock-on instead of penalising the Scots for a third time.
A few phases later Scotland broke up the pitch thanks to winger Duhan van der Merwe, who put Blair Kinghorn away on his inside to seal the win for the home side.
Twitter was furious with many Irish fans in particular taking exception to the non-call by the Australian referee.
Scotland will likely finish the Six Nations in third as a result of the win Gregor Townsend will no doubt be breathing a sigh of relief.
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It’s hard to fathom how much negative emotions Dupont’s level generates.
France has never won a RWC. They outperformed this year.
But the fact that a French player is incredibly skilled and has an incredible year (yes, except for 15s international games), it seems unbearable for many.
As if it meant that the performances or the status of teams you support was not legitimate.
Guys, Dupont being an amazing player doesn’t mean you’re failing at life. It’s ok.
Sorry but instead of disappointed and overly identifying fans, I prefer to listen to the opinion of experts and pundits who really know the game and simply appreciate Dupont regardless of who they support.
Go to commentsI think the ratings were mostly fair tbh, the simple fact is that Borthwick is being far to loyal to some players who are clearly well past their sell by date, this coupled with the fact that England currently don't have any truly world class operators and we are where we are.
I also think that poor decisions were made in selection in regard to Henry Slade and George martin, neither of whom appeared fully fit after lengthy lay offs pre series.
The decision to pick Tom curry given his concussion issues also showed a lack of judgement.
Borthwick and his coaching team are very callow in international coaching terms, and it's shows!!
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