Tadhg Furlong had the ideal way of handling French referee Mathieu Raynal
Like an old pro, already. “Different,” was how Tadhg Furlong described his first experience of captaining Ireland at Test level. The Leinster tighthead was Ireland captain for their 35-17 victory over Fiji, and he got some useful minutes under his belt as he prepares for next week’s visit of Australia, and a tough winter stretch […]
3 years ago
What referee Mathieu Raynal said to Conor Murray for that last penalty
The French referee was not having it from Murray. Conor Murray was on as scrumhalf for the final 20 minutes, and British & Irish Lions captain, after Alun Wyn Jones was subbed off. At the end of the 2017 Lions Tour, the tourists got the rub of the green when Romain Poite failed to award […]
4 years ago
Referee Mathieu Raynal puts Sexton in his place after TMO mess
“Thank you very much. End of discussion.” Mathieu Raynal and Johnny Sexton were not seeing eye-to-eye at Stadio Olimpico. Ireland looked to have scored an early try against Italy, in Rome, this afternoon but a combination of the French referee and Romain Poite, his Television Match Official, left their players, and millions of TV viewers, […]
5 years ago