video. Rugby night: Caught up in controversy, French referee Mathieu Raynal ‘assumes’ his decision during Australia-New Zealand

Criticizing French referee Mathieu Raynal after his decision in the dying seconds of the Australia-New Zealand match that resulted in the All Blacks winning the extreme (39-37) during the fifth day of the Rugby Championship, he said on Monday 26 September in the evening to “take over” his selection.

“I always assume what I do, I assume this decision is 100%, I have the necessary reasons to make it,” said the Catalan coach, who was elected “the best referee” in the top fourteen 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.

“We’re not used to it.”

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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 is 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 turns the work around, sometimes stirs controversy and frustrations, but I suppose what I do added the French referee. Asked about the ensuing controversy in Australia, Mathieu Raynal said he had “erased all the apps from the newspapers, from the social networks: I only had Candy Crush (a game, editor’s note) and time on my phone”.

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He added, “So, I didn’t follow up on what happened, because I know what’s happening, and to protect myself from it, it was the best way. I wanted to focus on the second match, which I had to do.” “My work stops as soon as I leave the field and (my decision), when discussed, is not something I want to dwell on,” said Mateo Raynal.

Returning to 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.” “En l’occurrence, j’ai averti cinq fois un joueur de taper ce ballon en touche et à un moment donné, je ne pouvais plus faire autrement: ce n’est pas moi qui ai choisi de prendre cette décision-là, c ‘est le joueur qui m’a force à la prendre, ce qui est un peu différent’, at-il expliqué ‘Je fais ce qui me semble le plus juste sur le terrain et je l’assume apres’, a conclu French.