The Wallabies are seething, and it’s easy to see why. In a common-sense world, the Jac Morgan cleanout on Carlo Tizzano in the dying moments of the Wallabies’ 29-26 shouldn’t be a penalty - the Welshman was low enough to generate the power to drive through Tizzano and get him off the ball.

But that is not the way rugby has been officiated for years. Anyone who has watched any volume of rugby for the past six years has seen similar incidents, or less, pored over incessantly by TMOs, producing penalties or even cards. Fans know, coaches know it and players know it - in fact TMOs are obliged to come in if a player is exhibiting signs of head contact. It was therefore an extraordinary moment for rugby to rediscover its common sense, and that is why former Wallabies and Lions were vehemently opposed in their reading of the incident - in a sense they were both right.

One of the match officials, Ben O’Keeffe, could be heard on the microphone saying, “There may have been head contact but there was no foul play”. Wallabies captain Harry Wilson produced one of the greatest leaves in MCG history when he opted not to comment on the incident post-match. There was little wonder the bloke was confused and upset.

Carlo Tizzano and Jac Morgan collide at the breakdown.Credit:........

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