Former Welsh referee Nigel Owens has claimed that Andrew Porter's try in the final Six Nations game against Scotland was unfortunate to be given in Dublin.
Ireland played Scotland last weekend and won a hard-fought contest thanks to try's from Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, and kicks from Jack Crowley.
The win meant that Ireland won their second Six Nations in a row, but Owens one of the most established officials to have refereed that Porter's second half grounding was lucky to stand in the contest
"Is there blocking? This is a very difficult one again," he said on World Rugby's YouTube channel
"We do have players going in front of the ball-carrier. If you felt those two players prevented them from getting at the ball carrier and tackling them, then you have obstruction.
"Porter does tend to go out slightly wide, then a tackle is made. If you felt that didn't make a difference because the tackle was made here, then you'd have no obstruction.
"But if you felt they had taken two defenders out and those two defenders could have prevented him scoring the try, then you would have obstruction and a penalty."
Owens also claimed that because the error wasn't clear and obvious, a try was given. The tight call was mealy down to the TMO's interpretation of the try.
"In this instance, the match officials felt there wasn't a clear and obvious obstruction, hence why they've awarded the try," he added
"But it is a very, very tight one...
"There was a question around whether the ball was actually grounded. The TMO felt there wasn't any footage to change the decision, so they awarded the try."
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