A scandalous match with an amateur referee, with few professional games behind him. At the beginning of the match he whistled a mysterious and too quicky penalty try against Toulon.
Few minutes later he yellow carded George Gregan for talking too much, Gregan was constantly attacked on the rucks and the ref was blind.
The Pau team made its match-of-the-year and wanted to win against the leader, after having lost against Agen or Racing Paris. Then just before the half-time, the flanker Costanzo of Pau rumble on Toulon's hooker Philip Fitzgerald who was not offside because there was no maul.
The following is a total crunch for 3 minutes, even the benches enters on the fight.
Tana Umaga came on the field to quiet the situation, carrying water and calm down the round and refused to listen to the referee whose asking him to go out. And he will be red carded for that !
The results of the fight was :
- A yellow card for the Pau's flanker Damien Costanzo who light on the fight.
- A yellow card to Toulon's hooker Philip Fitzgerald for fight
- An unbelievable red card for Tana Umaga !
- A red card for Saimone Taumoepeau for kick on a man on the ground, things that Saimone never did.
Toulon started the second half time at 12 players versus 14, and finished with 14 players vs 16 on the field, counting the ref with a Pau shirt.
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