Four short blasts of his whistle and referee Wayne Barnes signals to the TMO that he needs to have a look at this one. Ireland’s James Lowe has just scored in the left-hand corner in a vital Six Nations Game following a 43-second passage of play that has helped Ireland stay in touch with France in a lung-busting first 20 minutes of an absorbing test match. The TMO Brendon Pickerill confirms his task and radios back to Barnes – “on field try, checking if the player is in touch”. While the first viewing of the try appears on the big…

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