Whatever you think of French referee Romain Poite, there are times when you can't but respect him. In taking charge of Oyonnax and Grenoble in the Top 14 - Poite sent Oyonnax full-back Silvere Tian to the bin.
As most players do, Tian wasn't in completely agreement with Poite about the decision - but he made the mistake of telling the ref that. It did not go well for Tian:
J'ai pas mieux. pic.twitter.com/mliSNDYz1j
— greub (@greub1) April 2, 2016
After being told that he was "having a nightmate", Romain Poite decided that wasn't a nice thing to say and upgraded the yellow card for Tian to a red. To top it all off, Poite repeated Tian's words to him as he brandished the red card. Sassy.
Silvere Tian: "Tu fais chier" ("you're pissing me off/having a nightmare").
Romain Poite: "TU fais chier."
Burn.
https://t.co/miDX9I7wDF— Charlie Morgan (@CharlieFelix) April 2, 2016
That wasn't the end of it though, because after Grenoble scored eight points to win 27-20 following Tian's try and red card - Oyonnax weren't happy. Poite needed an escort of the pitch as Tian had to be restrained from approaching the referee:
Glas qui retient Tian au passage de Poite à la fin du match. pic.twitter.com/ZOQCkEvU9u
— greub🐑 (@greub1) April 2, 2016
@rpetty80 Well... "Screw you, there's nothing. I'll find you, son of a bitch"
— Cécile Grès (@cecilegres) April 2, 2016
Whatever about your opinion of Poite, no referee in any sport should be treated like that, and it's hard to argue that the correct decision was made.
