Some commended JP Doyle's no-nonsense, letter-of-the-law approach to officiating when he took charge of Fiji v Uruguay on Tuesday evening.
Others felt that the Irish referee was perhaps too harsh in his card-happy, penalty-try-awarding game.
It was an ill-tempered match and, to be fair, Doyle did well to stamp out the scuffles that broke out late in the second half but it's understandable that purists want to see the game flow as much as possible.
The praise was glowing...
https://twitter.com/mickobrien1/status/651493427125833728
https://twitter.com/murphyrob/status/651493588187148290
https://twitter.com/RugbyRadio/status/651494348346015744
https://twitter.com/LittleMissEdi/status/651495883289296896
https://twitter.com/GroverXV/status/651499110869139456
https://twitter.com/OvalDigest/status/651499273213857792
https://twitter.com/bubb1989/status/651500894727602176
https://twitter.com/MJMAHONY/status/651500407487922176
https://twitter.com/Ca_ssells/status/651495530510610432
But the criticism was scathing...
https://twitter.com/shanebyrneoffic/status/651482399507906561
https://twitter.com/Kristian7Ross/status/651486928827756544
https://twitter.com/Kingstonbro/status/651495553537339393
https://twitter.com/LennyDuffChat/status/651496061035544576
https://twitter.com/Qwine/status/651496135199100928
https://twitter.com/janey_b_good/status/651497011087327232
https://twitter.com/ByTheMinRugbyU/status/651498274814304256
https://twitter.com/NeilBriogaisean/status/651497004732948480
https://twitter.com/LaurenjaneR/status/651499705189421056
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