France winger Noa Nakaitaci was inches away from committing the ultimate rugby gaffe during Saturday 's crunch clash against England . The 24-year-old , playing just his second international for Les Bleus , ran in to score in the 17th minute at Twickenham . But as Nakaitaci attempted to get nearer the posts he was pushed by Ben Youngs and appeared to step over the dead ball line before grounding the ball . France winger Noa Nakaitac ran in unchallenged to score a try . But he appeared to step over the dead ball line before grounding the ball . The try was awarded by the Television Match Official ( TMO ) Jim Yuille . Welsh referee Nigel Owens referred the decision to the Television Match Official ( TMO ) , Jim Yuille from Scotland . TV replays suggested Nakaitaci had just grounded the ball before his left foot stepped over the dead ball line but he may have lost control of the ball . After studying all the camera angles , Yuille awarded the try to put France 15-7 ahead and give England a mountain to climb in their pursuit of the Six Nations title . Nakaitaci runs in to the second try in the 17th minute at Twickenham . England 's Ben Youngs pushed Nakaitaci as he attempted to get nearer the posts . Sportsmail columnist and England World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward , appearing as a pundit for the BBC , said it was the right decision . 'We always say we want the ball behind the posts but that was taking it to extremes . That was a magic moment really . ' he said . It proved to be a crucial decision . Despite England beating France 55-35 , Ireland retained the Six Nations title by scoring six more points .
France winger Noa Nakaitaci ran in to score in the 17th minute . He attempted to get nearer the posts and was pushed by Ben Youngs . Nakaitaci appeared to step over dead ball line before grounding the ball .