ADMIT THAT YOU BALLSED IT UP
Daily Record|February 14, 2024
SRU wants answers from World Rugby over France farce
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ADMIT THAT YOU BALLSED IT UP

SCOTLAND want World Rugby to admit that bungling match officials cost them a precious Six Nations win over France.

Ropey referee Nic Berry ruled out a last-minute try by Sam Skinner on Saturday, claiming that the ball hadn't been properly grounded.

The TMO Brian MacNeice then spent FIVE MINUTES looking at the footage changing his mind several times before then agreeing the ball had been held up... even though it hadn't.

That decision saw France take a controversial win - and handed Scotland a painful home defeat.

Now Murrayfield chiefs have decided to take it further.

They've written to World Rugby asking them to admit the match officials made a massive error.

They believe the on-field dialogue between the ref and the TMO made no sense as they flip-flopped this way and that.

This story is from the February 14, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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