Round nine of the National Rugby Championships (NRC) in Australia took place earlier with the first game providing us with what was quite possibly the worst ever decision on a rugby field, and the first ever ‘Own Try’ in rugby.
The Sydney Stars versus North Harbour Rays clash gave Mitch Lewis a chance to bag some meat and get on the scoresheet, but he never would have guessed it would be against his own team.
In football (or soccer) own goals aren’t unsual, as defenders occasionally slot the ball into the back of their own net. In rugby however, no such thing exists, because when a player grounds the ball over his own tryline, it’s a 5m scrum if carried over, or a 22m drop-out if not.
All that changed in Australia a while ago however, as a bizarre call resulted in the TMO and Referee awarding what is quite possibly the first ever own try in rugby! Seriously.
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The look on prop Lewis’ face was priceless. At first he was probably concerned that he’d given away a 5m scrum, but when they went upstairs and awarded the try, he was absolutely gobsmacked.
Referee Ian Smith struggled to see who planted the ball, and with both teams having yellow at the top of their jerseys, the Television Match Official made an absolute hash of the decision. Sydney went on to win the match 49-40 against Lewis’ North Harbour Rays.
Wow you couldn’t make this up and it’s not even April fools day!
On thinking about it again I wondered with so little of the build up to the ” try” shown on the clip whether had missed something and it maybe was a penalty try awarded. Found some blog comments that were done live (just like we do here) and saw the Stars did get a penalty try in the game but that was the last score of the game in the 80th minute and this own try happened around 22nd minute, think it was given to the Stars hooker but not sure.
Well, this sets a bad president.
@ MacroBlouBul:
A bad president?
You mean like Zoomer?
😆
@ gunther:
😳 precedent
And who says the Aussies aren’t innovative???
Another first!!!
@ MacroBlouBul:
Hi Macro hopefully its a completely daft one off mistake
@ Bullscot:
maybe the tv producer didnt give them all of the angles?
Convicts consistently setting new lows for themselves.
Good to see.
😆
2 @ Bullscot:
It will simply go down in the “anals” of history as, “Try Awarded”
Try:
Tipiloma Kaveinga Try 3′
Jake Wainwright Try 13′
try awarded[76] Try 21′
Jake Gordon Try 48′, 50′
Michael Hodge Try 63′
penalty try Try 79′
0/19 CB eerste halfeindstryd
Bulle 31
Sharks 20
15 minute oor.
43-20 vir Bulle, eindtelling. One down, two to go.
Bulle !
0/21: Bulle vs Leeus, 15:00 op Loftus. Gaan ‘n taai een wees, die twee spanne het elkeen een keer gewen teen mekaar.
@ Ben-die-Bul:
Yes Bennie, vertrou jyt n lekker week gehad, saai hulle dit op telivisie uit?
Die Bulle kan maar vandag se twee halfeinstryde wen net solank hulle more sin verloor.
Dit sal eintlik goed wees as hulle vandag altwee wen aangesien hulle dan more behoort te verloor want 3/3 is bietjie onwaarskynlik.
Hoe is daai vir logika?
13: dankie, nee sy nie uit nie, kry tellings op facebook.
14: ja, 3 uit 3 is so bietjie vraatsig, so hopelik sal die 0/21’s verloor en more die senior span wen, klink dit meer logies ? 😆
15: sy = saai
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