Rugby World Cup sparked uproar as ‘illegal charge’ footage surfaced.

Rugby World Cup sparked uproar as ‘illegal charge’ footage surfaced.

A contentious refereeing call during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals has drawn criticism.
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In South Africa’s thrilling 29-28 victory against Rugby World Cup hosts France, Thomas Ramos’ conversion was sensationally stopped by Cheslin Kolbe. The French media has questioned whether the play should have been redone. The Springboks have secured their spot in the last four, but new video evidence that surfaced on social media has prompted calls to rerun the quarterfinal between South Africa and England. 

After Peato Mauvaka’s try drew the score at 12-12, Kolbe blocked Ramos’ punt, sending South African supporters into a frenzy. In a rare instance in international rugby, Kolbe dashed off his line and charged down the conversion when the hosts would have been certain to take the lead.
The two points that Kolbe failed to convert proved to be crucial as the winger scored another try three minutes later, giving South Africa the lead and claiming a narrow victory. Whether France should have been given another opportunity to convert has been a source of contention.
After the game, French journalist Clement Mazella shared video footage on X (previously known as Twitter) that France supporters claim shows Kolbe began his spring before Ramos started his run-up. Many believe that the slow-motion film, which was magnified, supports the assertion.
The following regulations are in place under World Rugby: “All players retire to their goal line and do not overstep that line until the kicker moves in any direction to begin their approach to kick” after a team has been scored on and is waiting for a conversion. The kicker may charge or jump to stop a goal when they do this, but other players cannot provide physical support for them.The France captain, Antoine Dupont, chastised referee Ben O’Keefe for deciding what the official considered a movement from the kicker. The fly-half thought that the official

 

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