{"id":295276,"date":"2023-11-15T01:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295276"},"modified":"2023-11-15T01:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:24:42","slug":"world-rugby-fears-english-ref-could-face-abuse-over-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/world-rugby-fears-english-ref-could-face-abuse-over-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby fears English ref could face abuse over World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>World Rugby fears another English referee could face abuse after World Cup final&#8230; as New Zealand reports claim the All Blacks were told that Aaron Smith&#8217;s second-half try was WRONGLY ruled out in South Africa loss<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Zealand lost the Rugby World Cup final 12-11 to South Africa last month\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wayne Barnes said he was victim of &#8216;vile&#8217; attacks and criticism after the game\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rugby&#8217;s global authorities fear another referee could become target of abuse\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rugby&#8217;s global authorities fear that another English referee could become a target for online abuse and threats after being embroiled in the post-mortem into New Zealand\u2019s agonising World Cup Final defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The All Blacks lost the tense, thunderous showpiece decider 12-11 against South Africa in Paris on October 28, and weeks later the toxic fall-out from that result is still being felt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Barnes has revealed that he was the victim of \u2018vile\u2019 attacks and criticism after taking charge of the game before retiring as a referee, but now the Kiwi backlash has created another scapegoat.<\/p>\n<p>Reports in the New Zealand media claim that World Rugby officials have privately acknowledged to the All Blacks hierarchy that a second-half try scored by Aaron Smith was wrongly ruled out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tom Foley, the TMO in an all-English officiating team for the final, referred Barnes to a knock-on at a lineout in the build-up to Smith\u2019s strike, which meant it was scrubbed off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/00\/77808467-12750215-image-a-16_1700008212150.jpg\" height=\"365\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand report claim World\u00a0Rugby officials have privately acknowledged to the All Blacks hierarchy that a second-half try scored by Aaron Smith was wrongly ruled out<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/00\/77808509-12750215-image-a-17_1700008239462.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Foley (centre in 2022) the TMO in an all-English officiating team for the final, referred the referee to a knock-on at a lineout in the build-up which meant it was scrubbed off<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/00\/77808491-12750215-image-a-18_1700008354485.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rugby authorities fear another English referee could face abuse after referee Wayne Barnes (left) admitted to receiving &#8216;vile&#8217; attacks and criticism following the World Cup final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/00\/77808863-12750215-image-a-27_1700008805671.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>South Africa won the dramatic final with a narrow 12-11 victory over New Zealand last month<\/p>\n<p>On procedural grounds, Foley acted outside of his remit, as he highlighted an incident which took place four phases before the try, when the revised TMO protocols only allow for an intervention linked to events in the preceding two phases of play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, footage showed a clear knock-on which had been missed \u2013 meaning Foley\u2019s input prevented a glaring miscarriage of justice which would have incensed Springbok supporters, if their side had gone on to lose.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands World Rugby are concerned that a system of post-match communication with teams about officiating decisions \u2013 to improve understanding \u2013 is being undermined by leaks of information into the public domain. The governing body are thought to be alarmed about a loss of trust, which may lead to the system being reviewed and ditched, as they seek to protect officials.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, it is felt that the right decision was reached by the wrong means, but it was still the right decision. The suspicion that the New Zealand Rugby Union has shared confidential feedback is seen as a divisive step which could antagonise the RFU here, as Foley is an English official.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for World Rugby said: \u2018As confirmed prior to Rugby World Cup 2023, World Rugby does not publicly comment on match official decisions. We stand by our match official team, who perform one of the hardest jobs in professional sport to an exceptional standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As we have seen in recent months, sadly, criticism of match officials can have wide-ranging consequences, including online hate and threats. We must be mindful of such a human impact.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12750215\/World-Rugby-fears-English-referee-face-abuse-World-Cup-final-New-Zealand-Aaron-Smiths-try-South-Africa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>World Rugby fears another English referee could face abuse after World Cup final&#8230; as New Zealand reports claim the All Blacks were told that Aaron <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/world-rugby-fears-english-ref-could-face-abuse-over-world-cup-final\/\" title=\"World Rugby fears English ref could face abuse over World Cup final\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Rugby fears English ref could face abuse over World Cup final - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/world-rugby-fears-english-ref-could-face-abuse-over-world-cup-final\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World Rugby fears English ref could face abuse over World Cup final - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World Rugby fears another English referee could face abuse after World Cup final&#8230; 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