FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - European Rugby Champions Cup - Leicester Tigers v Scarlets - Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Britain - October 19, 2018 Referee Romain Poite consults the TMO Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Referee Romain Poite has admitted he got a late call wrong that denied New Zealand a chance of a series victory against the British and Irish Lions in 2017 and that he trashed his Eden Park changing room in anger at his mistake.
The three-test series ended 1-1 following a 15-15 draw in the finale at Auckland after Poite, with two minutes left on the clock, over-ruled his own offside decision against Ken Owens.
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