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George North scores Wales’ first try against England, which World Rugby has ruled shouldn’t have counted.
In the wake of George North’s controversial try against England, World Rugby has made an immediate law amendment to stipulate that a match will not be able to restart until a player leaving the field for a blood injury or a head injury assessment has been replaced.
North scored in Wales’s 13-6 win on Saturday (Sunday NZT) after Dan Biggar took a penalty as England were waiting to replace Willi Heinz.
Referee Pascal Gauzere, who had just sent England wing Anthony Watson to the sin-bin, allowed Biggar to strike a cross-field kick to Josh Adams while Heinz was making his way to the changing room and Ben Youngs was waiting on the touchline. That left England with just 13 players.
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On the following phase, Biggar struck another cross-field kick to North, who collected to score his 40th test try in the 34th minute. Biggar converted and the seven points eventually pr
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