{"id":25405,"date":"2025-07-27T06:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/25405\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T06:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:48:15","slug":"jac-morgan-clear-out-on-carlo-tizzano-hugo-keenan-match-winning-try-in-second-test-at-mcg-uk-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/25405\/","title":{"rendered":"Jac Morgan clear-out on Carlo Tizzano, Hugo Keenan match-winning try in second Test at MCG, UK analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lions have dismissed Australian claims that they were robbed of victory in the second Lions Test, while UK media has heaped scorn on an \u201cunforgivable\u201d act from Wallabies player Carlo Tizzano.<\/p>\n

Lions forward Jac Morgan clattered into Tizzano at a ruck in the lead-up to a 79th-minute try for Hugo Keenan, which sealed a 29-26 win and the series for the tourists<\/a>. who now lead 2-0 with a dead rubber remaining in Sydney<\/p>\n

Australia thought the try would be overturned on review due to Tizzano being illegally struck on the back of the neck; he reacted as such when the incident occurred. But the try stood, leading to claims from former Wallaby Morgan Turinui of a \u201cterrible decision\u201d that was \u201cweak\u201d and \u201cwrong\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Lions coach Andy Farrell insisted the ruck contact was fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a brilliant clearout,\u201c said Farrell. \u201dIt depends which side of the fence you come from. I can understand people\u2019s opinions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought Jac was brilliant when he came on and so were the rest of the bench. I thought it was a good clear out live.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t understand what they were going back for. They seem to go back for absolutely everything these days, don\u2019t they?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so pleased that the referee held his nerve. The right decision in my opinion. Honestly, sheer joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlo Tizzano of the Wallabies receives medical attention following a crucial ruck contest in the final moments of the second Test.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Lions skipper Maro Itoje added: \u201cIt was fine. Naturally, their captain was trying to get his point across and, in my view, argue for something that didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess I was just arguing for something that did happen. Fortunately Jac was accurate with what he was doing and everything was fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Lions coach Warren Gatland declared on Sky Sports that is was a fair clear-out from Morgan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think that\u2019s a clear-out,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know where Jac Morgan is supposed to go. He hasn\u2019t tried to make contact with the head \u2014 he\u2019s gone low. It\u2019s a rugby incident; someone just clearing out a ruck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlo Tizzano and Jac Morgan collide at the fateful ruck, and Joseph Suaalii shows his despair. Pictures: Stan SportSource: Supplied<\/p>\n

Writing for the Telegraph<\/a>, Oliver Brown said that Tizzano had exaggerated the incident and that Australian claims of a poor decision \u201csmacked of misplaced bitterness\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, the verdict was clear: the Australian had tried to buy a penalty, falling backwards with an exaggeration of which an Italian centre-forward would have been proud,\u201d Brown wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cTizzano clearly milked the incident, collapsing with a melodrama that could easily have persuaded some officials to chalk off Keenan\u2019s try. As Piardi waved off the Australian protests, Andy Farrell could be seen muttering a few choice oaths in relief. It would have been hugely unjust for the series-clinching score to be ruled out on the basis of one player\u2019s histrionics. He deserved, as his team did, to celebrate long into the Melbourne night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality was that Morgan\u2019s clear-out technique was blameless: he wrapped his arms legally and could not have gone any lower. By contrast, Tizzano\u2019s reaction \u2013 staggering back, clutching his head as if in mortal agony \u2013 was anything but.\u201d<\/p>\n

“This try will be disallowed” … NOT! | 00:45<\/p>\n

Writing for The Times, Stephen Jones branded Tizzano\u2019s reaction \u201cunforgivable\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was one final horror when we noticed that the officials were gathering together to examine actions leading to the try. They found that Jac Morgan, who had been greeted uproariously by the crowd as he came on as a replacement to give the Lions a Welsh contingent, hammered into Australia\u2019s Carlo Tizzano shoulder to shoulder. <\/p>\n

\u201cTizzano, unforgivably, reached back and dived out of the ruck, and the officials quite correctly concluded that there was no offence. But there was a Lions try. And they had won the series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones also reflected on the Lions\u2019 pulling power, having drawn a team record 90,307 fans to the MCG, and their fortitude in making a record comeback from 18 points down.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so the series is in the bag. You would now love the Lions ferociously to put on a tremendous performance in Sydney. In Melbourne the cheers and roars were echoing \u2013 first around the magnificent stadium and then around the city as the crowds dispersed. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lions are the biggest things in rugby. They have entranced so many people on the field. They have been united, and now they are united in history as the Lions who won. The Wallabies were so courageous, but in the end they were victims of a force not of nature, but of history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hugo Keenan of the British & Irish Lions dives over to score the last-minute, match-winning try.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Writing for the BBC,<\/a> Tom English claimed that a whitewash seemed certain and reflected on the future of the Lions touring Australia, given the downturn in the success of the Wallabies; whom traditionally they visit only every 12 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cA shot at winning three Tests in a row for the first time since 1974? You would bet the house on them now,\u201d English wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould they be dropped? Should carrots be dangled in front of the French clubs to see if they want to join the rota, maybe as a replacement for Australia or even in addition to Australia?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe poor state of Wallaby rugby, Saturday\u2019s emotional response apart, is only one section of this. The other part is commerce. Follow the money, as they say. The cities and stadiums in Australia are extraordinary in scale and number and the fans love coming here. As ever, the red army has travelled in force.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven before the masses descended on the MCG, this tour was averaging 40,364 per game.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia has the stadium capacity to go larger and make more revenue than any other tour. As long as that is the case, the Lions will always come here. It\u2019s the economy, stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lions have dismissed Australian claims that they were robbed of victory in the second Lions Test, while…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[1380,64,63,689,24836,24832,24829,24830,2090,24825,24093,24844,24837,24843,24817,24840,24831,24842,24823,24845,2105,24818,24841,24826,24092,24822,24819,24095,7629,647,24827,673,677,24820,24821,24824,760,24834,2633,2643,85,24835,14138,670,24833,24838,24839,660,24828,12813],"class_list":["post-25405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-andy-farrell","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-claims","tag-australian-protests","tag-brilliant-clearout","tag-british-ampampamp-irish-lions","tag-british-broadcasting-corporation","tag-british-press","tag-carlo-tizzano","tag-choice-oaths","tag-clear-out-technique","tag-controversial-match-winner","tag-controversy-reaction","tag-david-rogers","tag-fans-love","tag-final-horror","tag-fox-rugby","tag-french-clubs","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-heaped-scorn","tag-hugo-keenan","tag-italian-centre-forward","tag-jac-morgan","tag-lions-coach","tag-lions-skipper","tag-maro-itoje","tag-match-winning-try","tag-melbourne","tag-mortal-agony","tag-new-south-wales","tag-oceania","tag-oliver-brown","tag-pulling-power","tag-ruck-contact","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-incident","tag-rugby-union","tag-sky-sports","tag-sports","tag-stadium-capacity","tag-stephen-jones","tag-sydney","tag-the-times","tag-tom-english","tag-try-furore","tag-victoria","tag-wallabies-v","tag-warren-gatland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}