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Ben James

England fans left furious with Nigel Owens as he rules out two tries in Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand

England fans were left expressing their anger at Nigel Owens and his assistant as they had two tries chalked off in their Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

A lightning start from Eddie Jones' men saw them lead 10-0 at half-time - but it could have been more only for Sam Underhill's score to be pulled back for crossing.

And in the second-half, Ben Youngs looked to have stretched England's lead even further - only for that try to be checked by the TMO for a potential knock-on at the back of the maul.

Those checks ensured that another score was ruled out.

Although it was the TMO Marius Jonker who made the contentious calls, it was Owens who copped a fair amount of flak from England fans on social media.

However, many came to the Welshman's defence as they pointed out that it was the TMO who drove the decisions to rule out both of England's tries.

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