Irish’s Premier Cup semi final win over Leicester on April 26th<\/a>. He scored twice in the semi but his star was about to rise even further.<\/p>\nWith seven minutes left, he looked ahead and saw too many bulky defenders between him and the posts. Intelligently, he kicked instead. Then there was a seemingly yawning moment while the crowd waited to see how the ball would bounce. Arundell was fortunate and collected his own kick.<\/p>\n
The crowd was lit. Roared on, Ollie Hassell-Collins scored on 78 to bring the score back to 35-39 but Wasps seeming put the game safe with a penalty as the seconds ticked away.<\/p>\n
If anyone thought that was the mayhem, then the next instalment was carnage. The 80 were up and Wasps had possession. All they needed to do was put the ball out of play.<\/p>\n
But a Irish maul was within feet and the mass seemed to roll over. The referee Craig Maxwell-Keys could not verify a green shirted arm touched the ball down and turned the decision over to the TMO.<\/p>\n
Therein lay the shock. The TMO adjudged that Joe Launchbury had deliberately collapsed and awarded not just a try, but a penalty try; obviating the need for a conversion.<\/p>\n
The whistle went and Wasps heads went down. To the neutral however, it had been the most fantastic spectacle.<\/p>\n