Ireland denied a second 6N win-to-nil by poor refereeing decision says top ref
Ireland beat Italy 37-nil in a top-of-the-range Test match and it was recognised, world-wide, as an outstanding defensive achievement. But, says former top referee Nigel Owens, there should have been a second clean sheet from the next game against Wales.
It was definitely a penalty, says Owens, and there was a yellow card offence involved, but it should only have been a penalty. The refereeing decision, to be made there and then and with the aid of the TMO, is should these events constitute a penalty-try? “So it doesn’t have to be maybe scored, or possibly scored or definitely scored, it is about probabilities.
“I don’t think Wales would have scored because you had other Irish players there to defend it, then it wouldn’t be a penalty-try.“Once he’s committed that foul, he is out of equation.
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