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Everyone makes mistakes. Roger Federer has lost his serve on occasions. Brazil lost by a lot to Germany in the FIFA World Cup.
Leonardo da Vinci’s wife probably got angry at him for leaving his undies lying around – and referees sometimes make mistakes.
I have little problem with Craig Joubert getting it wrong and ‘dudding’ the Scots as he did.
There has been a lot of discussion about not going to the TMO, and it has been pointed out that the ref cannot go there for issues such as occurred in the 78th minute.
But why didn’t the assistant referee have his say? He didn’t have the pressure that Joubert had on him to make a decision in the heat of the moment. If he was doing his job he must have been looking at the play, so why didn’t he get on his microphone and tell Joubert he was making a mistake?
It all happened in a flash, so it’s possible that Joubert didn’t spot Nick Phipps and his attempt to play at the ball, but I can’t believe it escaped the observation of the assistant as well.
It’s their job to look for foul play, knock ons, etc that the referee may miss, so why not incidents like the one that occurred?
The fact that this occurred in the 78th minute should heighten their awareness of what’s going on, as a mistake that late in the game can probably not be repaired.
I am a great believer in karma. If you smile at someone you’ll get a smile back. Swear, and the response will be similar.
To read the mouthed words of Michael Cheika and others who ignore the gross injustice done to the Scots is only inviting the wheel to turn full circle and crush them.
A humble acceptance that they got the rub of the green, and empathy towards the aggrieved, would go some way to mitigating the cost that must be repaid at some stage.
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