The World Rugby sevens tournament in Toulouse descended into farce today amid unprecedented scenes that saw England and Argentina effectively stop playing for more than two minutes so they could progress in the competition.
In a bizarre turn of events, England's Will Homer burst clear to score a try but decided not to actually touch the ball down. Remarkably, Argentina let the situation unfold, leaving Homer to stand in the in-goal area for more than two minutes as the clock ticked towards the match's conclusion. Indeed, a couple of Pumas players who attempted to move towards Homer were called back by their own coach.
The referee's gentle attempts to encourage Homer to touch the ball down so the game could continue were simply ignored (Nigel Owens says he would have sanctioned the player).
