{"id":239208,"date":"2022-09-15T22:15:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=239208"},"modified":"2022-09-17T05:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T05:01:02","slug":"frustration-boils-over-after-bledisloe-cup-farce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=239208","title":{"rendered":"Frustration boils over after Bledisloe Cup farce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wallabies legend Tim Horan has slammed \ufeffMathieu Raynal&#x27;s decision to penalise Bernard Foley for time wasting as &quot;disgraceful&quot; and said the French referee &quot;cracked under pressure.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Horan, \ufeffusually cool and measured in his assessments for Nine and Stan Sport, could not hide his frustrations following <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/bledisloe-cup-2022-live-scores-wallabies-all-blacks-first-test-results-kick-off-time-latest-union-news-video-highlights\/a3810956-af5c-426f-a681-5ea800987ee3\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Thursday&#x27;s 39-37 heartbreaker in Melbourne\">Thursday&#x27;s 39-37 heartbreaker in Melbourne<\/a> that ensured New Zealand&#x27;s stranglehold on the Bledisloe Cup would stretch into a 21st year.<\/p>\n<p>The All Blacks capitalised on the scrum feed with time running out as fullback Jordie Barrett crossed for a try in the corner to cap a wild and wacky night.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch every match of the Rugby Championship on the home of rugby, Stan Sport.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/KRnrlm\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><em><strong>All matches streaming ad-free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"23393d8e-b272-4d17-8dce-dc48ab88246e\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/23393d8e-b272-4d17-8dce-dc48ab88246e\" alt=\"Referee Mathieu Raynal speaks to the Wallabies.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"2001\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;He cracked under pressure in one of the biggest moments, one the biggest games here in Australia, it was a disgraceful decision and World Rugby need to look at it,&quot; Horan said.<\/p>\n<p>The decision naturally dominated the post-match press conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Rennie and James Slipper of the Wallabies, and Ian Foster and Sam Whitelock of the All Blacks, all said they could not remember such a call in their lengthy careers.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>AS IT HAPPENED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/bledisloe-cup-2022-live-scores-wallabies-all-blacks-first-test-results-kick-off-time-latest-union-news-video-highlights\/a3810956-af5c-426f-a681-5ea800987ee3\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Wallabies robbed by &#x27;ridiculous&#x27; decision\"><strong>Wallabies robbed by &#x27;ridiculous&#x27; decision<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/the-mole-news-2022-hudson-young-canberra-raiders-vs-parramatta-eels-final\/f6d087c9-2d1f-4a05-8103-058fc6dcf145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"NRL bad boy who became unlikely finals weapon\"><strong>NRL bad boy who became unlikely finals weapon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/james-hird-essendon-coaching-job-supplements-saga-ban\/47e97f6e-607b-4c8c-8677-a13195924868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The only scenario stopping James Hird from getting Essendon job\"><strong>The only scenario stopping Hird from Essendon job<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"e5d6c3aa-0804-4eb4-9f14-01e8c4409207\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/e5d6c3aa-0804-4eb4-9f14-01e8c4409207\" alt=\"Referee Mathieu Raynal tries to calm things down.\" data-width=\"4506\" data-height=\"3004\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I spoke to Bernard after the game. He was under the impression time was off,&quot; Rennie said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The referee had told him to play and at no stage was he told or did he believe he was going to call a scrum from that. Most situations the clock is off and the clock stays off, so it sounds like the clock went off and then he started it again.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;As we know, a team scores a try late and you take your time getting back to halfway and they stop the clock and wait until you kick off.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6312389660112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/454815\/raw-capture-sequence.00_06_59_24.still170.jpg\" alt=\"Bledisloe Cup Test ends in farce\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cl83r0fwd000x0lprmxcqo63g\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;The disappointing thing from our point of view is it was a fantastic game of footy and we should be celebrating the game as opposed to talking about a ref decision in the last minute&#8230; I haven&#x27;t seen a decision like that at any level.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It was the cruelest of endings for Foley, who had a superb match in his Test return from a three year absence.<\/p>\n<p>His clutch goalkicking had Australia on track to snatch an incredible comeback victory after they had trailed 31-13 in the second half.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6312349094112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/454745\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"All Blacks strike with beautiful try\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cl82z9gch000f0jmjddka5mk5\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But instead both the Bledisloe and the Rugby Championship are now out of reach as both competitions come to a close at Eden Park on September 24.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s a bit bewildered to be honest, shocked by the decision,&quot; Rennie said,<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Obviously he&#x27;s had a great performance and he feels like he&#x27;s let people down. He&#x27;s gutted.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6312349234112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/454740\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"Wallabies reduced to 13 men after grim tackle\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cl82xqxqs00090jqud0a7fy0e\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rennie said he would seek a please explain from the officials \ufeffwhile Slipper &#8211; who left the game with a calf injury &#8211; said the dressing room was stunned and silent.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There&#x27;s a sour taste in our mouth, because it was a good game, it was a cracker, great crowd, right to the wire \u2013 I just feel unfulfilled, bit weird,&quot; the prop lamented.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;ve played 120-odd Tests and I&#x27;ve never seen it, and it would be interesting if that would be the call 10 minutes into the game, same thing. But at the end of the day he made a call&#8230; you know the (time wasting) rule&#x27;s there, but there are plenty of rules that I believe aren&#x27;t ruled on throughout the game \u2013 there&#x27;s that many rules.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6312352043112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/09\/454744\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"All Blacks hooker surges over for double\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cl82yk8o2000j0jonrzs9uhe7\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rennie then interjected, arguing that Raynal &#8211; an experienced 41-year-old &#8211; had been guilty of lacking a feel for the game and the situation.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s just so disappointing to be talking about a decision made late in the game, as opposed to a fantastic Thursday night footy.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportRugby\/status\/1570396174720577540?s=20&amp;t=ZOkzs8ygzg7K2Xfzq5WgIw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportRugby\/status\/1570396174720577540?s=20&amp;t=ZOkzs8ygzg7K2Xfzq5WgIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wallabies legend Tim Horan has slammed \ufeffMathieu Raynal&#x27;s decision to penalise Bernard Foley for time wasting as &quot;disgraceful&quot; and said the French referee &quot;cracked under <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=239208\" title=\"Frustration boils over after Bledisloe Cup farce\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=239208"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239210,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239208\/revisions\/239210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=239208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=239208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=239208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}