‘Robbed’ – Glasgow Warriors denied winning try after BIZARRE Champions Cup finale

Colin Newboult 13 Jan 2024 3:05 PM

Glasgow Warriors having a try disallowed in Champions Cup game against Exeter Chiefs 2024.

Exeter Chiefs’ clash against Glasgow Warriors ended in controversial circumstances after the visitors were denied a match-winning try.

The English outfit were 19-17 ahead with the clock in the red, but they were on their five-metre line after being awarded a scrum.

It came via a Josh McKay knock-on, who failed to collect Kyle Rowe’s pass following a dramatic Glasgow breakout.

Ridiculous finish

All the Chiefs needed to do was win the scrum and kick the ball out to claim the victory, but Ross Vintcent made a massive error at the base.

Under pressure from George Horne, Vintcent failed to connect properly, and the ball trickled towards Warriors flanker Euan Ferrie.

The back-row picked it up and touched down for seemingly the winning score, and duly swamped by his delighted team-mates.

It was a bizarre try and one which the officials looked closely at. After a long deliberation, they decided that Ferrie was not bound and that it should be disallowed.

Much to the delight of Exeter – and the frustration of Glasgow – it was disallowed, which meant the Chiefs secured their place in the next round.

For me, Ferrie detaches at the same time as Vintcent does, so the ball is out.

Roots is also completely detached.

The main argument is whether Horne takes Townsend out and stops him playing the ball. I think Townsend makes the most of it but that’s a more sensible argument. pic.twitter.com/VmOSwEszYv

— Tight Five Rugby (@TightFive_Rugby) January 13, 2024

Anger

There was plenty of annoyance from the Warriors’ fans, with the word ‘robbed’ constantly used on social media.

“We were robbed. Absolutely robbed,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter, while another added: “We won that game fair and square.”

Supporters from other teams also felt that they were hard done to as the Warriors’ Champions Cup qualification hopes took a dent following their second defeat in Pool 3.

“Chiefs number 8 had stopped binding correctly (no full arm/ shoulder) so the ball was technically out. TMO only had concern for looking at Glasgow in that review,” an Ospreys follower wrote.

“If I was a Glasgow fan I would be apocalyptic at that decision.”

Even Glasgow’s great rivals, Edinburgh, were not impressed, with one stating: “As an Edinburgh fan, I can say you were robbed there!”

However, former England back and now pundit agreed with Horne and also pointed to the actions of scrum-half Horne in the build-up.

“Also you can’t play 9 off the ball,” Healey put on social media.

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