As expletives hailed across front rooms, bars and offices across the nation, Jerome Garces was not convinced Stuart Hogg had grounded the ball.
The Scottish fullback looked confident enough but the French referee opted to check in with the Television Match Official.
On replay, the missed tackles of Tommy Bowe and Robbie Henshaw looked worse. However, jogging onto the scene was Jamie Heaslip. The Leinster captain caught hold of Hogg, his 2013 British & Irish Lions teammate, and did enough to make him spill the ball.
In the grand scheme of things, it was a crucial intervention. The Scots were denied five, possibly seven, points. By the final whistle of England's pulsating victory over France, Ireland had won the 2015 Six Nations by six points.
It is, therefore, no surprise that Heaslip's tackle has been named the top play of a crazy, final weekend of action.
Nasty. France backrower Oscar Jegou was lucky to escape yesterday’s Six Nations loss to Scotland without a red card. The La Rochelle man was seen putting his hands on the facer of Ewan Ashman during a maul, with a lengthy ban almost certain to follow. According to French journalist Gauthier Baudin: “Oscar Jegou in hot […]
He was not too pleased. Scotland secured a famous 50-40 Six Nations win over France yesterday at Murrayfield. Gregor Townsend’s men now find themselves level on points with France, heading into the final weekend, with Scotland set to face Ireland and Les Bleus playing England. There were 13 tries across the two sides yesterday, with […]
Lets go! Our Ireland player ratings as they just about beat an out-of-form Wales side, 27-17. Tom O’Toole – 7.5 He had a lot to prove in this game and delivered. The scrum was the best it’s been in good while and he won a brilliant turnover with Kelleher in the second half. Has moved […]
