The French XV benefited this Friday from a penalty try against Argentina in the first period. Juan Martín González was penalized for preventing Louis Bielle-Biarrey from flattening after illegally clearing the ball with his hand.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey was unable to flatten but the XV of France still scored a penalty try. In the 35th minute of the test match this Friday against Argentina, referee Luke Pearce sanctioned Juan Martín González for his unfair and anti-playing gesture, also giving him a yellow card.
Double punishment for Gonzalez
After a play at the foot of Thomas Ramos, Louis Bielle-Biarrey was going to grab the ball to flatten it. But Juan Martín González prevented this by volleying the ball out of bounds. Video refereeing was necessary to judge the action. According to point 9.7 of the World Rugby regulations which falls within the scope of an act of foul play, a player must not “intentionally hit, place, push or throw the ball with the arm or hand outside the area of play. game.”
The question was therefore whether the Argentinian had voluntarily sent the ball into touch. The answer was yes for the referee, who considered that there was also a deliberate kick-in. Luke Pearce therefore inflicted a double punishment on the Pumas with this penalty try and this yellow card. The score was then 27 to 9 for France.
After showing his speed, Louis Bielle-Biarrey had the opportunity to flatten in the second half, for his first try of the evening (57th). The young player (21 years old) will have left his mark on this autumn tour, with a try against Japan and another against New Zealand.
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