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Jon Doel

Welsh TMO Ben Whitehouse's defining World Cup final intervention angers England fans

Welsh official Ben Whitehouse made a defining intervention in the women's Rugby World Cup final that has divided opinion.

With 14-woman England leading 31-29 inside the final 10 minutes, TMO Whitehouse stepped in to overturn the referee's decision to award them a lineout. Ref Hollie Davidson believed Zoe Harrison's misjudged kick from outside her 22 clipped a New Zealand hand as it went out on the full. But Whitehouse stepped in to show there was no Kiwi contact, meaning a New Zealand lineout was correctly awarded in England territory.

From the resulting set-piece, the Black Fearns launched a devastating attack, with Ayesha Leti-I'iga scoring what proved to be the winning try in a 34-31 win.

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