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As England still reverberates with dissatisfaction over the Mark Cueto non-try ruling in the World Cup final on 20 October, Aussie ref Stuart Dickinson has leapt to his own defence.
The controversial Aussie whistle-blower, who made the fateful decision in his role as video ref over Cueto's slide into the corner in the second half of the final won 15-6 by the South Africans, remains adamant he made the right call.
With Cueto afterwards declaring he "knew" it was a try, and his English team-mates expressing general unhappiness with the tight decision going against them, the no-try ruling has caused a furore in England.
But Dickinson – no stranger to controversy after being the subject of a public tirade from French coach Bernard Laporte in New Zealand earlier this year – is adamant he got it right. In fact, he said review of the movement after the match had only firmed his belief.
"I am 100% happy with the decision," Dickinson told the Daily Telegraph newspaper. "There is a lot of definitive footage there. Factually it is indisputable."
"Of course the players are disappointed. If they weren't, you would be disappointed in them as elite athletes."
Added the experienced Australian official: "His foot runs into touch by about 25 to 30 centimetres. If you know the decision is correct and people are still upset, well there is nothing you can do about that is there?
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