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Watch awkward moment Olympics rugby star tackles REFEREE by mistake live on TV
More disappointment was yet to come for Uruguay following the bizarre moment involving the referee
A URUGUAYAN rugby sevens star accidentally tackled the REFEREE during his country's defeat to Kenya at the Olympic Games.
After the South Americans had taken a 7-0 first-half lead, their opponents came roaring back after the break with two tries to send the game into extra time.
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And it was the second of those tries that created the hilarious moment involving referee Paulo Duarte.
As Samuel Asati picked up the ball and darted to the line to give Kenya the lead, Duarte found himself in between the scorer and Uruguay's Mateo Vinals.
This resulted in him being clattered by Vinals who was attempting to stop Asati.
The tackle left one of the BBC commentators in hysterics as he praised Vinals' execution.
He said: "I have never seen that before. I have never seen perfect execution of a lasso tackle on the referee."
Kenya went on to win the match 19-14 in extra time as Patrick Odong scored the crucial try to hand them victory.
The match-up was a semi-final to determine ninth to 12th in the men's rugby sevens.
Kenya and Uruguay had already both finished bottom of their respective groups.
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