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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASAIreland were beaten 40-21 by New Zealand in the first Test in Auckland, with the All Blacks running in five tries in a dominant display
11:13, 18 Jul 2026Updated 11:19, 18 Jul 2026
Supporters have been left seething at referee Nic Berry following two pivotal decisions that went against Ireland during this morning's defeat to the All Blacks.
Andy Farrell's side were outclassed by a superior New Zealand outfit at Eden Park, with the hosts running out convincing 40-21 winners after a dominant first-half performance that left Ireland facing an uphill battle.
Handling errors, poor play and some slick New Zealand attacking rugby effectively ended the visitors' hopes of becoming the first team to triumph at Eden Park since 1994, with the bulk of the damage inflicted during an opening period that saw the hosts surge into a 28-7 lead.
Despite the defeat, Ireland will feel aggrieved, having been on the wrong end of at least two crucial calls that could have altered the course of the match. The first arrived in the 27th minute, when Luke Jacobsen was shown a yellow card rather than a red for charging into a ruck and making contact with the head of Josh Van der Flier.
Ordinarily, head contact warrants a red card, but on this occasion, it did not, reports the Irish Mirror.
Then, in the second half, Quinn Tupaea flung himself at a Bundee Aki pass and knocked it on. Berry, bafflingly, ruled it was not a deliberate knock-on, allowing New Zealand to escape punishment despite Ireland appearing to have a clear line-break on offer.
Unsurprisingly, supporters have been left bewildered by both decisions and have flooded social media to voice their frustration. "Another joke of a decision from Nic Berry, how's that not a yellow for a deliberate knock on? !" posted former England fly-half Andy Goode.
"Nic Berry has barely allowed a single contest at the breakdown At every ruck he is barking at players to leave the ball no matter the circumstances A really fussy performance," posted Will Slattery.
"Nic Berry doing the All Blacks a few favours here. No review on Ardie's grounding and what could very easily have been a straight red," said one fan.
One supporter wrote: "Nic Berry and Ben Whitehouse should be stood down from test duty and World Rugby should come out and explain some of those decisions because there were some baffling calls As a rugby fan, I've no idea what the laws are because the interpretations are so inconsistent."
A further fan commented: "How Nic Berry is an international referee is beyond me. He just doesn't see what's right in front of him. Clearly getting assistance from AR's. AB's up to all their old tricks. Clearing out defenders way beyond the rucks, never penalised.
"How can we teach our kids the rules of rugby at the grassroots level when we see refs like Nic Berry let players at international level break them so blatantly. So frustrating. New Zealand the better side on the day but Ireland could have got a bonus point with fair refereeing," added another frustrated supporter. Speaking on Virgin Media's coverage of the match, Peter O'Mahony said "The way the game has gone, all the responsibility is on the arriving player. All of it... It's a red card. For me, Nic Berry has been very poor."
Head coach Andy Farrell, speaking on the pitch after the match, opted to concentrate on his team's own failings rather than any officiating controversies.
"Inaccurate is a word. Continuity was not flowing for all sorts of reasons, be it discipline, or throwing the ball into touch.
"The character and fight was there for all to see, but you can't make so many errors against a quality side like New Zealand."