Six Nations tournament: World Rugby ends controversy over Scotland’s disallowed try against France

Almost miraculously, the Blues secured a last-minute victory at Murrayfield on Saturday against Scotland during the Six Nations tournament (20-16). At the very end of the game, XV du Chardon was denied a try. Even with the help of video refereeing, it was impossible to determine whether the ball had gone flat. Posolo Tuilagi said he had “his hand under the ball”. The BBC indicated on Wednesday that World Rugby would not comment on the action.

The French team, without being convinced, therefore took advantage of this game (20-16 victory). The Scottish Federation (Scottish Rugby) protested the decision: “The dialogue between the referee and the video makes no sense. We should learn from this so that it does not happen again. This is not about Scottish rugby being bellicose. It would be better to make a statement that what happened was not okay after having time to think and review the video evidence. »

World rugby ‘sticks to its position’

World Rugby’s response is clear as the body simply chose to shut down the debate. No investigation will be carried out, as the BBC said: “World Rugby will stick to its position of not commenting publicly on specific decisions by officials.”

France’s XV is in good form in this Six Nations tournament (17-38) after an early defeat against Ireland. The Blues’ next match is this Sunday, February 25, against Italy. Fourth in the standings after two days, France will have to deal with several absentees. Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamac are not taking part in the tournament this year, while Gregory Alldrit will be absent against Transalpines.