JEFF PROBYN

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME
Aweek has passed but the controversy continues, was it or wasn’t it? A question that can have only one answer, no matter how damming the evidence.
Owen Farrell wasn’t penalised for his tackle on Andre Esterhuizen at the end of the Springbok match, even after the intervention of the TMO, so no offence was committed. I thought his arm curved partially around as a result of the impact, once contact was made, but the referee chose to view the apparent swing of the arm as an attempt to wrap around the body.
At the end of the game with near 8...