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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Michael Aylwin

Jac Morgan’s pivotal Lions moment reignites jackling debate in rugby

Maro Itoje (left) and Jac Morgan celebrate the British & Irish Lions’ 2-1 series win against the Wallabies
Maro Itoje (left) and Jac Morgan celebrate the British & Irish Lions’ 2-1 series win against the Wallabies. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho/Shutterstock

Another Lions tour added to the annals, and everyone is more or less happy. The British & Irish Lions take a series win, just about, and Australia have a pivotal moment at the end of the second Test to whinge about, or console themselves over, depending on your viewpoint.

Certainly, these days, it is difficult to know what disciplinary outcome may pertain to each incident in the cut and thrust of elite rugby. Most people with eyes can appreciate there was no head contact when Jac Morgan tried to clear out the jackling Carlo Tizzano in the buildup to Hugo Keenan’s winning try, but there is no doubt, either, that Tizzano was in an exposed position, just as that particular split-second represented an impossible situation for Morgan. Had he gone any lower he would have made contact with the head, higher and he would have missed the clearout altogether.

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