Did he ground the ball?
A potentially game defining decision from referee Jaco Peyper during the first half of Ireland v New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium, as Johnny Sexton appeared to prevent Beauden Barrett from grounding the ball for the All Blacks’ second try.
Unfortunately, despite the TMO failing to definitively prove that the ball had met the turf, the try was awarded and all of a sudden the visitors were 14-3 ahead.
Nobody was happy.
Ref needs to start doing his job
— John Kelly tweets (@johnkellytweets) November 19, 2016
Fake try. #IREvNZL
— Paddy McKenna (@PaddyMcKenna) November 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/DaveMcIntyreNT/status/800034395474317312
That is absolute bollocks from the TMO
Bottled the Henshaw head-hunting and has bottled that try call
Can't upset the All Blacks brand…
— Pat McCarry (@patmccarry) November 19, 2016
That is outrageous. Never a clear grounding. #IrlVNZ
— Paul Hosford (@PTHosford) November 19, 2016
BOOOOOOOOOs ring out!
Johnny Sexton looks to have prevented a CERTAIN Barrett try. Could be big moment…
TRY given
Peyper hates us
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) November 19, 2016
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