"This is our showpiece event. It's been overshadowed by a couple of people - I've got other names for them - they've taken it into their own hands, taken the glory and gloss away from the players who worked their absolute butts off to get here.
Israel Dagg very, very unhappy with influence of ref at #RWCFinal
Departing New Zealand coach Ian Foster made his feelings clear.
"The game has got a few issues it's got to sort out," he said. "That's not sour grapes. There were two similar incidents one was a red, one was a yellow, and that's the game.
"It's probably for the game to decide at some point, it's not tonight. We got the same behaviour from that TMO that we got in the Irish series last year, same TMO. So we expected what we got."
...unusual...