Santiago Cordero gave Connacht’s tie, but the TMO was denied

The party between Stormers and Connacht by the Date 15 of United Rugby Championship had an end full of drama and controversy in Cape City. When everything seemed ready for a triumph 34-29 of the South Africans, Santiago Cordero It appeared with a spectacular play that ended in Try and left the entire DHL Stadium mudo. However, the intervention of TMO ruined the story.

In the Last play For closing, Connacht I was in the offensivedesperately looking for the Try that would allow them to match the score. It was then when Lambwith its usual explosion, the South African defense broke and launched head towards the Ingoal. The celebration was immediate, the Irish players celebrated what seemed to be an epic closure and the conversion remained to take the victory.

But the referee stopped the scene and asked for the review of the TMO. The reason? A illegal screen In a previous phase. Connacht’s hopes vanished in seconds when the play was annulled, leaving the visiting team without the possibility of tracing.

Finally, Stormers stayed with the triumph by 34-29 in His house and took advantage of the controversy to seal victory. Connacht retired with the frustration of having had the tie in his hands, but unable to specify it.