O'Sullivan: Try verdict was 'excruciating'

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan described the wait for confirmation of France’s decisive try in a dramatic final day of the RBS 6 Nations as “excruciating”.

Television match official Simon McDowell, an Irishman, took several minutes before giving his verdict on Elvis Vermeulen’s late try as Les Bleus retained the title with a 46-19 triumph over Scotland.