I Will Never Understand 'diving' Criticism - Tizzano

Australia flanker Carlo Tizzano says he cannot comprehend nan disapproval he received from erstwhile players and pundits successful nan aftermath of a captious clearout by Jac Morgan successful nan British and Irish Lions' series-clinching 2nd Test triumph successful Melbourne successful July.

With Australia starring 26-24 successful nan last infinitesimal of nan match, Tizzano attempted to snatch a turnover arsenic nan Lions' James Ryan went to ground, but Morgan arrived astatine nan ruck a divided 2nd later and cleared him out.

In nan pursuing phase, Lions full-back Hugo Keenan went complete for nan winning score.

While Morgan's clearout was reviewed by nan Television Match Official and nan effort allowed to stand, Australia coach Joe Schmidt believed Morgan making interaction supra Tizzano's enarthrosis statement - without binding connected to his force - meant it should person been penalised.

Former England flanker James Haskell was 1 of those to return rumor pinch Tizzano, who fell backmost clutching his caput successful nan incident, accusing him of "diving".

Wales fable Sam Warburton, who captained nan Lions connected their 2013 and 2017 tours, wrote successful a column, external for nan Times that Tizzano had been blameworthy of "simulation", while Lions fly-half Finn Russell said nan 25-year-old "obviously holds his caput and tries to get a punishment from it".

"I thought possibly those guys who played previously, nan pundits, would beryllium a spot much considerate and understand, because they've been there, done it," Tizzano told nan Sydney Morning Herald., external

"Spectators haven't done it. They haven't played Test lucifer rugby. But these guys that have, and they understand what your assemblage goes done each azygous week, that's nan point I didn't - and I don't - really understand. I don't deliberation I ever will."

Schmidt rested Tizzano for nan 3rd Test, citing nan magnitude of online maltreatment his subordinate had received complete nan incident.

"Jac's a reliable dude, he's a powerful athlete, truthful getting successful that position, I'm rather low, and that conscionable jams you back," said Tizzano, recalling their collision.

"Having nervus harm successful my cervix previously, if anyone that's had nervus damage, it's for illustration boiling h2o gets poured done from your cervix each nan measurement down your trap successful your arm.

"I deed my head, my nervus worldly activated, I'm gonna clasp my head… truthful yeah, that is what happened."

Tizzano, who played for Ealing Trailfinders successful nan Championship during nan 2022-23 play earlier moving backmost to his homeland and forcing his measurement into nan Wallabies squad, said Morgan had sought him retired aft Australia's triumph successful nan 3rd Test successful Sydney nan pursuing weekend.

"He came up to maine consecutive distant and really said to me, and said, 'mate, I dream you're good, I thought you had an awesome circuit and you're a awesome player'," said Tizzano.

"I really appreciated him, he didn't person to do that, but he's nan number seven, he gets it. He gets nan play grind of what you person to put your assemblage through, moreover conscionable erstwhile you're training."

Tizzano has made 4 appearances for nan Wallabies since nan extremity of nan Lions series, astir precocious starting their 19-15 triumph complete Japan past month.