The Ref was standing right under the upright when he called it. I see no reason to think he’s a fool. Every camera angle you find has perspective issues so questioning the guy who was right there is pretty silly. It’s not like this was some knee down in the middle of a scrum with a ref running up the sideline. It’s plain as day for the Ref under the upright.
Not only that but seriously…there’s a video with a camera angle out there that shows the kick from the kicker’s perspective, it’s not even close.
IT’S NOT EVEN CLOSE!
punches Kevin Gilbride