Rugby World Cup 2027 kicks off on October 1 next year, which leaves World Rugby and whoever else might be a part of the tournament operations team 369 days to fix the Television Match Official.
After an embarrassing nine-minute stoppage in Baltimore three weeks ago - which could be in part forgiven for its status as a rugby outpost of sorts -- there is no one word in the English language that aptly describes what went on in Perth on Sunday night.
In what world did you ever think you'd see a mobile phone on a rugby pitch?
But there it was, held firmly to the ear of Andrea Piardi after the communications between the Italian referee and the TMO broke down completely during the Wallabies' extraordinary 42-38 win over the Springboks, Australia's second victory in three Tests against the world champions.
The two sides may yet be on course for a World Cup quarterfinal next year, pending the result of Australia's huge pool clash with New Zealand, but neither team will want a repeat of TMO-gate.
And nor will World Rugby.
For what should have been remembered as a shining example of what rugby fans, and those Australians who will just be coming for a look at something different in 2027, might see next year instead left rugby as the laughing stock from a remarkably few days in Australian sport .
And probably world sport, too.
For before they shed four players to the sin bin, three of which it must be said correctly so, the Wallabies had played some breathtaking rugby. This was Australia of yesteryear, the glory years, the golden years.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii looked a different player on the wing. Len Ikitau was brilliant in his more favoured outside centre position. Australia looked free in attack playing off the bullet-like pass of Ryan Lonergan.
And Max Jorgensen flipped the Springboks' aerial dominance on its head. The Wallabies winger should apply for a pilot's license -- he is that good in the air.
Up front, Australia's forwards never stopped working. The back-row was physical, tireless and accurate, the lock pairing of Jeremy Williams and Lukhan Salakaia Loto a force at lineout time and in the loose, and the starting front-row of Angus Bell, Brandon Paenga-Amosa did more than hold their own at scrum time.
After somewhat of a shaky start when they tried to go to width too early and ascended the early momentum to the visitors, Australia played 50-60 minutes of quality Test match rugby - and crucially took almost all the chances that came their way.
The result was a 42-17 lead they richly deserved, but one they very nearly saw evaporate in an iPhone-induced smoke on 68 minutes.
After Harry Wilson was originally cleared of a high tackle on field by Piardi, the comms eventually came down that the referee needed to take a second look. And out came the iPhone Pro 16, or something of that ilk.
Suddenly there Piardi was talking to TMO Matteo Liparini. You could scarcely believe what you were seeing. But off went Wilson.
He was soon joined by Ryan Lonergan, who was again correctly shown a yellow after the Boks' Bomb squad monstered the Wallabies pack on back-to-back scrums, earning both the No. 9's early shower and a penalty try.
The Springboks immediately cut the Wallabies open from the restart once more, as Sasha Feinberg Mngomezulu sliced through the fractured defensive line, before a cross kick was grassed by winger Edwill van der Merwe.
But back the play came for an alleged offside from Suaalii, who despite replays proving clearly to the contrary, was then sent to the sin-bin because it was deemed a line-break opportunity. That card was wrong, and Piardi had clearly lost control.
He said that call had come from assistant referee Ben O'Keeffe. Replacement scrum-half Morne van der Merwe gave the Boks a sniff moments later.
But there was more to come yet, too. Just when it looked like a Tom Wright intercept had spared the Wallabies a potential 25-point collapse, back out came the phone. And Paisami was the fourth Australian player to see yellow in the space of seven minutes.
Ox Nche's barging effort from close range brought the Boks to within four and while Australia had regained Wilson for the final frantic finish, the world champions were still only attacking against 12.
Stand-in skipper Andrew Esterhuizen will be kicking himself for somehow manufacturing an obstruction while his team had a three-man advantage.
While Wilson rejoiced in that moment, and Wallabies fans Australia over breathed a collective sigh of relief, the damage had been done.
For the headlines won't be about Australia's scintillating attack, nor the reality that they were playing against a Springboks team that had 13 changes from the one that defeated the All Blacks in Baltimore to seal a 3-1 series win in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry.
The result would have always been tempered, but so must the idea that the Boks can 'run out three teams and still beat anyone'.
And the Bomb Squad? As big a weapon as ever, and still the key to South Africa creating rugby history with a third straight Webb Ellis Trophy next year. The Springboks' second shove is almost undefendable.
And what about the fact that the Wallabies went down to 11, yes 11, players -- and still held on to win? Les Kiss is now unbeaten in five games, Australia in six, and the Queenslander has two pieces of silverware that avoided both of the Wallabies' past two coaches.
We could have been talking about any, and all, of those narratives, such is the beauty, the clash of nations and their respective styles, that Test rugby offers us.
But no, instead we are left to reflect on a night that would have made Basil Fawlty blush.
Three-hundred and sixty-nine days, World Rugby. The clock is ticking.