Mathieu Raynal “assumes” his decision after New Zealand and Australia

Last season’s top 14 referee, Mathieu Raynal, at the center of controversy after accepting his referee for the meeting between Australia and New Zealand in the Rugby Championship, elected on the sidelines last night from rugby to return to this episode. In these terms: “Oui, j’assume toujours ce que je fais. J’assume cette decision à 100%. J’avais les raisons nécessaires for the prendre. Je sais que c’est une décision that he failed parler, who fait beaucoup de bruit, ma j’essaie de m’affranchir de ce contexte à pression pour faire ce qui me semble le plus juste. C’est le coeur de mon métier. Et parfois, ça crée des tensions, des frustrations, des polémiques, mais j’assume ce which i do. […] Things are never white or black but mostly grey. There was criticism but a lot of support, and to be honest, I scanned the tabloids and social media apps. I only kept Candy Crush for myself, not to follow everything that was going on.”

As a reminder, Mr. Raynal had chastised Bernard Foley in the Australian opening half, guilty in his eyes of delaying so much in the last action in order to save time. After a free kick, the Wallabies conceded one last try after the difference chosen by the All Blacks, synonymous with defeating Dave Rennie’s players.