Ireland are currently in the midst of an almighty beat down of Scotland at the Rugby World Cup this evening in the Stade de France.
Tries from James Lowe, Hugo Keenan x2, Iain Henderson, Dan Sheehan, and Garry Ringrose have helped Ireland to a 36-14 lead, against a Scottish side that needed at least an eight point victory.
Lowe's try after 93 seconds also broke the record for Ireland's fastest try at a World Cup.
However, Rory Best - who was on punditry duty for ITV - pointed out that an infringement from Tadhg Beirne in the build-up should have resulted in a penalty for Scotland.
Yeah, look, it's the perfect start for Ireland, two minutes into a game where you know we wanted to start well.
And look, this sort of shape is what Ireland do better than anyone else in the world, that sort of forward carrying with options outside Johnny Sexton, turning the corner and then Garry Ringrose finding the gap and then there's just so many people flooding through.
Rugby World Cup: James Lowe Scores Questionable Try Against Scotland
James Lowe's try tonight was scored after just 63 seconds, becoming Ireland's quickest ever try at a Men's Rugby World Cup. ⏱
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"I think when we look at the reverse angle," continued Best.
"If you were Scottish, you'd be a little bit annoyed at the TMO not having looked at this because, ultimately, if you get in front of the ball and you block somebody, or somebody's ability or the opposition's ability to make a tackle, that is probably a penalty."
There were also question marks over Hugo Keenan's try, with no clear grounding on any of the replays shown on TV, but given the utter domination in every facet of the game, the decisions will not have had an impact on the result.
