2024-02-11 09:43:32
The victory of the XV of France acquired on the wire against the XV of Chardon (16-20), Saturday afternoon at the VI Nations tournament, does not pass into the Scottish camp.
The Blues are reassured. Severely beaten by Ireland last Friday at the Stade Vélodrome (17-38), at the opening of the VI Nations Tournament, the French XV redeemed themselves in Scotland (16-20) this Saturday at Murrayfield. A narrow success for Grégory Alldritt and his partners which leaves a bitter taste for the XV du Chardon. It must be said that the Scots saw the referee refuse them a try at the very end of the match, which would have given them victory if it had been validated. A contentious decision and difficult to digest for the British.
“France came away with the victory tonight, but for me, there was a try at the end. It’s not up to me to make this decision, it’s up to the referee, it’s his job.”lamented Finn Russell at the end of the match, and added: “We can’t let the referee decide the outcome of a match, it’s up to us to play better and make these matches victories. »
“Scotland has been robbed”
Same story with coach Gregor Townsend: “I don’t understand (the referee’s) reasoning. When you look at the images… I’m sorry for the players. We played so well, we fell behind and came back. It was a great victory for our supporters, but it was taken away from us. We thought there was a try. But it’s sport, we know it and we have to be even better.”
Scottish MP Jamie Halcro Johnston, for his part, let loose on social networks, making serious accusations against Australian referee Nic Berry. “A terrible decision, he lashed out. Scotland has been robbed. What’s the point of having the video if you don’t believe what you see? There was a test. »
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