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Published 16:23 23 Dec 2017 GMT
Updated 16:30 23 Dec 2017 GMT
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And so the disgruntled fan's tweet sat there overnight. A shot in the dark, which would most likely be forgotten. A slight on the match officials that would go unchallenged.
Fortunately for all involved, but the rugby fan, Ian Madigan waded in and defended the referee and her touchline assistants.
Bristol doubled down with a class statement of their own too:
'What’s their gender got to do with anything? If you hadn’t noticed, it’s 2017, not 1817. Oh, and merry Christmas!'It prompted the following response from the dissatisfied rugby supporter and an absolute gem in return from the Ireland international.
Good seat? The driving seat, more like, as Madigan ran the show for Pat Lam's side.
The Twitter troll still hadn't twigged that he was actually engaged in a debate about the game with someone who had actually been involved.
Thankfully, a kind soul stepped in.
It all went downhill from there as the fan claimed he had only been watching highlights on his laptop and had skipped much of those just to see the tries. Oh, and he was a neutral too.
Not exactly in the best position to pass judgement on the referee or her assistants then.
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