‘Robbed of their World Cup’: Kiwis handed ‘crazy’ penalty in ‘cruel’ end to Fiji’s tournament

‘Robbed of their World Cup’: Kiwis handed ‘crazy’ penalty in ‘cruel’ end to Fiji’s tournament

Fox League

New Zealand scraped to victory over Fiji in a tight World Cup quarterfinal after the Kiwis were awarded a controversial penalty for a strip on fullback Joey Manu.

In the 70th minute as the scores sat 18-all, Manu charged into the line and looked to have clearly lost the ball as referee Gerard Sutton signalled a knock-on.

The Kiwis called for a captain’s challenge and after a lengthy review Bunker referee Tom Grant ruled the ball was stripped by Viliame Kikau.

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