Australia-New Zealand: After the controversy, Catalan referee Matteo Raynal “presumes”

“I always assume what I do, I assume that decision 100%, I had the reasons to make it.”said the Catalan elected “best judge” From the Top 14 on Monday evening. On 15 September, with Australia leading 37-32, Mathieu Raynal kicked a penalty kick for Australia at the foot of his post. But, believing Australian player Bernard Foley was trying to buy time by delaying the clearance of the ball, he decided to overturn the penalty and ordered a five-yard catch instead, with New Zealand advancing, resulting in a test victory beyond regulation time for the All Blacks, for whom it looked like defeat. promised. “Even if it’s a strong decision, which gets people talking – it makes a lot of noise. But I try to free myself from these contexts, under pressure, and do what seems fairest to me: it’s the heart of my job, sometimes it creates controversy and frustrations, but I suppose what I do”added the French referee.

Asked about the ensuing controversy in Australia, Mathieu Raynal said that after “I deleted all apps from newspapers and social networks: I only had Candy Crush (a game, editor’s note) and time on my phone”. “So, I didn’t follow up on what happened, because I know what makes it up, and to protect myself from it, it was the best way. I wanted to focus on the second match that I had to do.”he added. “My work stops as soon as I get off the field and ((my decision), when discussed, is not something I want to dwell on”estimated Matteo Raynal.

Reflecting on this crucial moment of the meeting between Australia and New Zealand, the referee said: “It happens quickly but I am clear: if I make this decision, it is because I have reasons to do so.”. “In this case, I warned a player five times against kicking the ball for touch, and at one point I couldn’t do anything else: it wasn’t me who chose to make that decision, it was the player who forced me to do so, which is a little different.”It is to explain. “I do what feels right to me on the field and then I assume.”French concluded.