It was cock up rather than conspiracy - The ref rather than the system - I wasnt impressed by the ref - Im not an expert on the word and letter of the laws of Rugby - (my little RFU rule book issued to me at school in 1965 is a bit out of date) so I dont know what the rules say about awarding tries in the presence of a TMO - when does it become definitive? - and yes in view of the fact that a try is a important event - the TMO and his Hawkeye mate should be feverishly rewinding and reviewing before the t's are crossed
FYI the current good book
here says...
6.A.7 Referee consulting with others
(a) The referee may consult with assistant referees about matters relating to their duties, the Law relating to foul play or timekeeping and may request assistance related to other aspects of the referee’s duties including the adjudication of offside.
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(b) A match organiser may appoint an official known as a Television Match Official (TMO) who uses technological devices to clarify situations relating to;
(I) When there is doubt as to whether a ball has been grounded in in-goal for a score or a touchdown.
(ii) Where there is doubt as to whether a kick at goal has been successful.
(iii) Where there is doubt as to whether players were in touch or touch in goal before grounding the ball in in-goal or the ball has been made dead.
(iv) Where match officials believe an offence or infringement may have occurred in the field of play leading to a try or preventing a try.
(v) Reviewing situations where match officials believe foul play may have occurred.
(vi) Clarifying sanctions required for acts of foul play.
(c) Any of the match officials including the TMO may recommend a review by the TMO. The reviews will take place in accordance with the
TMO protocol in place at the time which will be available at laws.worldrugby.org.
