Former rugby referee Nigel Owens has clarified Wales star Taulupe Faletau’s contentious disallowed try against Scotland in the Six Nations over the weekend.
In the final moments of the match, Blair Murray carved through the Scottish defence with an impressive run, before setting up Faletau for what would have been a sensational try.
With Wales rallying for a comeback, this try, if successfully converted, would have given them a shot at turning the game on its head. However, referee Andrea Piardi, after consulting with TMO Eric Gauzins, decided to rule out the try, insisting that Murray’s leap over Will Hurd was an illegal act.
Wales fans were angered by the decision, questioning why jumping to cross the try-line is permitted, yet evading a tackle in the same manner is not.
“It’s different if you are jumping or diving to score a try as it’s deemed your actions are to score the try rather than jump to avoid a tackle,” explained Owens on social media, responding to a comparison with Tom Rogers’ eye-catching touchdown against Ireland – where Rogers leapt past James Lowe to score.
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