There were a few flashpoints at Twickenham in round three of the Six Nations
Grabbing some shirt: Players act out in front of referee Jaco peyper (Getty Images)
Social media reacts to a spiky encounter between England and Ireland
It was a superb physical display that saw England overcome Ireland 24-12 in the Six Nations, however the game was punctuated by some heated exchanges, some back-chat, and a whole lot of whooping and hollering.
Fair play, this game unbeatable for levels of petulance
One of the most natable flashpoints, though, was when Owen Farrell clung to the leg of IReland No 8 CJ Stander, and the Munster back-rower reacted in a physical fashion.
Farrell penalised for this – TMO and ref say no punches and Stander is trying to get away pic.twitter.com/vl3Dn7eSHk
And while there were plenty of comedy tweets like the above, some considered the performance of referee Jaco Peyper when it happened.
Great reffing from Peyper there. If someone is holding you like that, you should be entitled to give them a smack to free yourself. What else are you supposed to do? Beg the ref for help?#ENGvIRE
#SixNations#ENGvIRE as if that Irish player punched Farrell multiple times and didn't even get spoken to about it! Farrell may have been holding his leg but theres no need to punch!
What about the backchat, though? Peyper certainly had to do a lot of listening during this Test.
It won't just be Deontay Widler with a burst ear-drum this weekend. Jaco Peyper is getting an absolute barrage from Sexton, Farrell, Sinckler, Youngs, Murray etc etc etc… constant chat to the ref #SixNations