Dave Rennie believes that the TMO will be a big topic of discussion when the game\u2019s top coaches and officials meet in London.<\/p>\n
World Rugby\u2019s Shape of the Game meeting usually takes place in November when the southern hemisphere nations embark on their end-of-year tours, and this year is no different.<\/p>\n
The All Blacks boss has been critical of how the scrum has been officiated this year, but following his team\u2019s 43-21 victory over the Wallabies, he raised another concern that he believes needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n
This after Wallabies fly-half Declan Meredith was denied a try after sprinting through New Zealand\u2019s defence. However, Cam Rogiard put in a brilliant cover tackle to deny the playmaker, with the scrum-half using his leg to stop the pivot from scoring.<\/p>\n
Cam Roigard\u2019s try-saver<\/p>\n
Meredith spilled the ball over the line with the All Blacks attack from the turnover in possession, with Beauden Barrett sprinting down the touchline and putting a kick into the Wallabies\u2019 22. At the next break of play, TMO Marius van der Westhuizen notified referee Luke Pearce that he should review the actions of Roigard over a suspected kick.<\/p>\n
Rennie<\/a> believes that the officials correctly deemed that Roigard did not purposefully kick out to dislodge the ball and that the action was simply part of the tackle. However, he raised the question of what would happen if it were a penalty try.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are probably discussions for a lot of coaches,\u201d the All Blacks<\/a> boss said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to be up in London in a couple of weeks, and there\u2019s an opportunity for everyone to discuss that, but if you went back to that, and let\u2019s say, it was a penalty try, do you take the two minutes off that we\u2019ve just lost in the game? There are lots of questions to be asked around that.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t got an answer for you now, but no doubt it will be discussed in a couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n All Blacks player ratings: \u2018Ardie Savea-esque\u2019 from \u2018magnificent\u2019 back-rower as Damian McKenzie \u2018sublime\u2019 once again<\/a><\/p>\n Verdict on the decision<\/p>\n This also comes after complaints around the timekeeping during the Wallabies\u2019 Test<\/a> match against the Springboks in Perth a couple of weeks ago, where a significant amount of time was lost after TMO reviews.<\/p>\n All Blacks captain Codie Taylor was asked about the decision and said: \u201cI was off the field at that time, but my understanding was that, in the act of scoring, you\u2019re allowed to play the ball. And obviously that\u2019s the way Luke saw it; that is why he overruled it.\u201d<\/p>\n Australia v New Zealand: Five takeaways as \u2018razor sharp\u2019 All Blacks thrash the Wallabies who find the man to build their World Cup around<\/a><\/p>\n Rennie clarified: \u201cYou can\u2019t kick the ball. So he\u2019s deemed that Cam didn\u2019t kick it, but he\u2019s still just trying to defend to stop him from getting the ball down.\u201d<\/p>\n Overall, the All Blacks boss was happy with Pearce\u2019s handling of the fixture despite suggestions from the media present that there were questionable calls, particularly in the second half.<\/p>\n