Matteo Renal on his disputed decision during Australia and New Zealand: ‘For me, it’s over’

Mathieu Raynal is the referee he talks about a lot at the moment, and not just because, on Monday night during rugby night, he was elected the best French referee. He has been particularly talked about since September 15, Australia and New Zealand Day, a match he led that counted in the Bledisloe Cup.

With Australia advancing 37-32 and heading for a stellar success, Matteo Raynal, seconds left, awarded a penalty to the Australians. But Bernard Foley, the opener, was too long in his eyes to execute, and the French referee opted to disallow the penalty and award Shrem to the All Blacks. A great opportunity for the latter who took the opportunity to score and convert the attempt and win over the wire (39-37). This initiative by Matthew Raynal was not appreciated in Australia.

in meeting with independentThe international referee, who will whistle on Sunday evening during Montpellier – Toulouse (9:05 pm), reconsidered this decision: “He’s already behind me. I explained my decision on the field, match day, it was discussed a lot, it was dissected, it was analyzed… and a lot of people gave their opinions on it. For me, it’s over. I’m really focused on the next match and that’s all there is to it. It matters… I can understand the frustration of Australians. I don’t have the only truth. Arbitration is making decisions that seem fairer. That’s what I’ve done.”

At the beginning of the week, he had already returned to this particular exceptional act With our English colleagues from daily Mail, explaining that it was not he who made the decision, but the player who pushed her to make the decision. A player, in this case Bernard Foley, warned him on several occasions, instructing him to quickly play the penalty kick. “When I engage in a discussion with a player, he should listen to me. I think I was very clear with him, what I expected from him. After that, I had no other choice.”