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Published 10:12 22 Jul 2026 BST
Updated 10:12 22 Jul 2026 BST

It was widely agreed that Ireland put in a sub-par performance in their loss to the All Blacks last weekend, in a showing that was littered with unforced errors.
It was also acknowledged by most level-headed watchers that a couple of big decisions were called wrong by the TMO/referee, despite video replay and sufficient time to make a decision.
Those two things can be right at the same time.
Not content with the victory alone and an impressive performance from his side, All Blacks legend Justin Marshall strongly criticised Irish pundits and fans for calling out these those decisions.
Speaking on The Good, The Bad, and The Rugby: Australia & New Zealand, he said: "They've also turned into a pack of whingers to be honest.
"They feel like their performance wasn't up to standard, but it's everyone else's fault.
"They've been blaming a couple of decisions within the game going 'we were ripped off, the All Blacks cheated, they always get the favourable decisions at Eden Park, there was this and that'.
"Mate, we didn't make you drop the ball f*****g 15 times. Do you know how many tackles they fell off?
"They were falling off tackles like that, but they go straight towards Quinn Tupaea should have been a yellow card and Jacobson should have been red.
"You know what guys? Sort out your own s**t first."
It seems the point he is making is that unless teams are 100% perfect in their own play, then referees should have impunity to make incorrect decisions....
And he also failed to give any examples of fans or pundits blaming Ireland's errors on referee Nic Berry.
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