Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Brian Moore believes the penalty shoot-out is an unfair way to decide a match.
"The macabre fascination of the penalty shoot-out is something that every rugby follower wanted to see. Many times it has been threatened, but when it actually happened in Cardiff, all those with a soul probably concluded that it was something they do not want to see again.
"There is no perfect way to determine a game that is equal on so many counts after extra-time. However, penalties are not as equitable as they are in football. At least footballers all kick the ball regularly, even if they do not take penalties similarly. In rugby there is no need for many of the players to kick and to decide arbitrarily on this skill is no fairer than choosing, for example, how far the players from both teams can throw a ball from the touchline. It would be fairer, but far less dramatic, to toss a coin."
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