They were shocked!
The fallout from the Lions’ late victory over Australia will likely continue in the coming weeks, with fans and pundits debating whether Jac Morgan should have been penalised for a clearout in the lead up to Hugo Keenan’s winning try.
However, the referee let the try stand, much to the chagrin of the commentators on Australian TV – which you can watch here – who were certain in that the score would be overturned.
In the build-up to the refs call, they said: “On the neck, you cannot do that, this try will be disallowed…. It’s at least a penalty, they cannot give this try.
“It’s an easy, simple call. You cannot hit a guy in the neck.”
Needless to say, they sounded bitterly disappointed when the call didn’t go their way.
After the game, Lions head coach Andy Farrell said: “It is a special moment for everyone,” the head coach said after the epic contest at the MCG.
“We are absolutely delighted that we showed the courage and what it takes to be a Lion.
“These lads have dreamed of being a British and Irish Lion all their lives and to get to the point, when we come to the MCG with 90-odd thousand people with a dramatic finish like that, to win the series is, what dreams are made of and no one can deny that for us now.
“I thought we were tremendous in those [final] 10 minutes.
“At the end of the game, I thought we were outstanding in how we went about our business, how calm we were, never panicking, never wavered from what we were trying to do.
“It wasn’t all going our way in the second half but the way we held our nerve when we got down to that last 10 minutes was outstanding.
“Have a look at the carries we had, getting over the gainline, people constantly offering themselves, the breakdown and the instinct we had to just keep on playing. It just shows the courage of the side.”
