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Cape Town - Dewaldt Duvenage's "try" that was not awarded early on in Saturday's Super Rugby match between the Stormers and Crusaders should have been awarded.
That was the word on Wednesday from SANZAR referees selector Tappe Henning when he was asked about the incident in the match at Newlands.
Henning has subsequently discussed the incident with referee Chris Pollock and the error has been pointed out to him.
"It was a try. The referee made the wrong call and was supposed to play advantage. The assistant referee told him that he could play advantage and he incorrectly awarded a lineout to the Crusaders," said Henning.
Duvenage intercepted the ball after a quick throw-in by Crusaders captain Kieran Read. Read had one foot in play when he took the throw-in, but the fact that the illegal throw-in had been intercepted should have brought the advantage law into play.
Pollock's uncertainty was a result of the word "disallowed" which appears in the laws of the game - in other words, he thought that the throw-in should not have been allowed as it had been incorrectly executed by the Crusaders.
Advantage should have been applied in the Stormers' favour.
The incident apparently bothered Pollock after the game and he already phoned Henning from his dressing room at Newlands to ask whether he had made the right decision.
There was some debate in local refereeing circles and a quick call to the International Rugby Board (IRB) eradicated any uncertainty.
Pollock is handling Saturday's match between the Bulls and the Melbourne Rebels at Loftus Versfeld. The incident has been discussed with him so that the mistake is not repeated.
"The whole world now knows that advantage applies in such a situation," said Henning.
The former Test referee is not of the view that the incident cost the Stormers the game.
"It happened after four minutes and it will be unfair to say that it was responsible for changing the outcome of the game. You could also point to a situation where the Stormers flyhalf missed a kick at goal," said Henning.
Another talking point is that Pollock did not act more decisively when the Crusaders illegally stopped the Stormers' lineout mauls.
"We asked him about that and he was not of the view that a try would have been scored from either incident," said Henning.
Cape Town - Dewaldt Duvenage's "try" that was not awarded early on in Saturday's Super Rugby match between the Stormers and Crusaders should have been awarded.
That was the word on Wednesday from SANZAR referees selector Tappe Henning when he was asked about the incident in the match at Newlands.
Henning has subsequently discussed the incident with referee Chris Pollock and the error has been pointed out to him.
"It was a try. The referee made the wrong call and was supposed to play advantage. The assistant referee told him that he could play advantage and he incorrectly awarded a lineout to the Crusaders," said Henning.
Duvenage intercepted the ball after a quick throw-in by Crusaders captain Kieran Read. Read had one foot in play when he took the throw-in, but the fact that the illegal throw-in had been intercepted should have brought the advantage law into play.
Pollock's uncertainty was a result of the word "disallowed" which appears in the laws of the game - in other words, he thought that the throw-in should not have been allowed as it had been incorrectly executed by the Crusaders.
Advantage should have been applied in the Stormers' favour.
The incident apparently bothered Pollock after the game and he already phoned Henning from his dressing room at Newlands to ask whether he had made the right decision.
There was some debate in local refereeing circles and a quick call to the International Rugby Board (IRB) eradicated any uncertainty.
Pollock is handling Saturday's match between the Bulls and the Melbourne Rebels at Loftus Versfeld. The incident has been discussed with him so that the mistake is not repeated.
"The whole world now knows that advantage applies in such a situation," said Henning.
The former Test referee is not of the view that the incident cost the Stormers the game.
"It happened after four minutes and it will be unfair to say that it was responsible for changing the outcome of the game. You could also point to a situation where the Stormers flyhalf missed a kick at goal," said Henning.
Another talking point is that Pollock did not act more decisively when the Crusaders illegally stopped the Stormers' lineout mauls.
"We asked him about that and he was not of the view that a try would have been scored from either incident," said Henning.
