England fans were baffled when George Ford’s conversion was charged down by Wales in their Saturday clash.
Ford was in front of the post and looked set to add an easy two points, but began his run-up too early and was left with egg on his face as the Welsh team instead picked the ball up off his tee.
“With this decision, I think the confusion came because George wanted to run the clock down to help the sin bin time go down,” former England star Chris Ashton told Gambling Zone.
“He wanted to use the full minute to help his team restore numbers as quickly as possible. The problem was, George was far too casual about how he went about it. He took too long, and it was almost like he forgot to take the extra step because it was a easy kick for a player like George.
“This happens when kickers don’t go through a full routine because you just want to take the kick quickly and get it through without it being charged down. It seemed like he just forgot that he wanted to use that extra step.”