All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has already accepted the contentious call by referee Romain Poite, who overturned his original decision to award a potential match‑winning penalty for New Zealand against the British and Irish Lions.
With the scores locked at 15‑15 and less than two minutes remaining, Poite initially awarded the All Blacks a penalty when he deemed that replacement hooker Ken Owens was offside when one of his own players dropped a kickoff into his hands.
The penalty, had it stood, would have given Beauden Barrett a routine kick at goal from in front to both win the match and clinch the three‑match series.
Poite, however, stopped the clock and decided to discuss the decision with his assistants Jerome Garces and Jaco Peyper, as well as television official George Ayoub.
The discussion ended with the French official deciding that Owens was accidentally offside and awarded an attacking scrum to the All Blacks instead. The Lions were then able to hold off a late New Zealand surge as the series ended 1‑1.
Hansen says it's a tough game to ref and they all know what happened and know what should have happened.
He says they are accepting with whatever decisions were made and they will live with it.
Ngani Laumape and Jordie Barrett scored the tries for the All Blacks while Lions converted five penalties in the match.
Source: Radio NZ
