Will Homer and a decision that was highly criticized by the rugby environment. Photo: CaptureTV.
In the fight this morning in between Cougars 7s at England for Group A’s final match Toulouse Sevens An incredible event was experienced that provoked the anger of fans on the networks for being a situation that goes against “good sportsmanship”. Even the world rugby organization featured the fact as something “controversial” on its Twitter account.
What happened? Santiago Gómez Cora’s team had to achieve a victory and The rose he had to beat less than three tries to qualify for the next stage. The reigning champions beat the British 19-0 despite the ouster of Rodrigo Isgró. There were only two minutes left to finish and a situation upset locals and strangers.
Will Homer got the icing after a failed pass in the Argentine attack. took advantage of the situation and he ran alone towards the name, but he did not support the ball. He waited for the minutes to pass. Why?
The English player held the ball over the name without scoring a try to secure his place in the quarter-finals. Photo: CaptureTV.
If the English player scores a try after penetrating the Pumas defense, He risks experiencing another annotation against the short time left, because the resumption of the game was at the expense of the Argentine team. This is one of the rules that differentiates Seven to XV.
Referee Finlay Brown was unsuccessful in his request to restart the game and was unsuccessful in getting the Argentines to approach their rival to force him to score. So, time passed …
The Englishman put the icing on the cake with just over 15 seconds left after Cordovan Gastón Revol approached his position. “I have never seen anything like this in my life“, the reporter released on television.
In a subsequent turnaround in the goalposts, the English team cut the goal difference to get their ticket to the quarterfinals, an opportunity in which Samoa eventually eliminated them 26-24. Meanwhile, Los Pumas fell to Ireland 14-0 also in the quarterfinals. The Argentina team will play for fifth place against Australia.
effects
“Unique. Strange. Controversial. Time seems to have stopped in Toulouse, as England deliberately delayed scoring the test that would take them to the quarter-finals, and Argentina, along with six men and also qualified, left them, ”the official published account of the organization regarding the controversial decision.by Will.Homer.
While everyone seems to be within the regulations, one Twitter user explained: “A player cannot do anything against great sportsmanship under World Rugby rule 9.27.
Another Internet user angrily commented on the little bird’s social network: “Alas. With such habits, sports start to get dirty. And then what? Arrange battles before playing them? It goes against the spirit of rugby and sporting honor and has no respect for the show. “
The path of the Los Pumas 7s to the Seven de Toulouse
this Friday morning Cougars 7s, who came after winning a historic gold on Canadian soil, began their Sevens adventure in Toulouse, France, facing Japan. In the morning debut of the world circuit they defeated the Japanese 43-5. In the afternoon they fell to Canada 19-12 and lost undefeated after nine games.
The third match for Group A took place this Saturday morning against England –which has noted the inconvenience of a test that lasted two minutes- and it was a victory for Santiago Gómez Cora’s team by 19-7. So, they made sure to pass next time.
But in the afternoon they fell to Ireland in the quarter-finals 14-0. This way, only the dream for fifth place remains. The Pumas will face Australia on Sunday morning with the aim of being as high as possible in the ranking.
Source: Clarin
