Australian captain James Horwill has been cleared of stamping on Alun Wyn Jones for a second time following yesterday's IRB appeal of the original decision.
The proceedings began at 11am yesterday Irish time and a decision was due at 11pm last night but the announcement was then delayed until the early hours of this morning.
Breaking: James Horwill is cleared to play in third Test #Lions
— Gavin Mairs (@GavinMairs) July 2, 2013
Canadian judiciary officer Graeme Mew found that there was nothing "manifestly wrong" with the original decision.
Mew: It could not be said that the Judicial Officer was manifestly wrong
— Iain Payten (@iainpayten) July 2, 2013
Mew (cont): "...or that the interests of justice otherwise required his decision be overturned.”
— Iain Payten (@iainpayten) July 2, 2013
Not every Australian agreed with the clearing of Horwill though, Stephen Larkham believed the stamp was not accidental.
Larkham on Horwill: "I've seen the incident, it's pretty bad, it's pretty obvious and I definitely don't think it was accidental."
— Ed Marriage (@elmrugby) July 2, 2013
So there was #JusticeForHorwill in the end, just not the type that Lions fans believed was necessary.
