Media personality Miranda Devine has apologised after calling a rugby player a 'tosser' for celebrating a try using sign language. Flanker David Pocock scored a hat-trick of tries for Australian Super Rugby team, the Brumbies, who were on their way to a win against the Highlanders at Canberra Stadium on Friday night. Devine tweeted: 'Did Pocock actually do jazz hands when he celebrated a try?!!! What a tosser!' But unfortunately for Devine, it wasn't actually the hand shaking gesture that's become popular recently - the flanker and former Australian captain was actually doing sign language for a friend, which Pocock pointed out in reply. Miranda Devine has apologised after calling David Pocock a 'tosser' for celebrating a try using sign language . Devine had assumed a gesture Pocock had made after scoring a try on Friday night was 'jazz hands' Devine tweeted: 'Did Pocock actually do jazz hands when he celebrated a try?!!! What a tosser!' After the match, Pocock responded to Devine that she'd misinterpreted his hand movements. 'It was actually Auslan/sign language for clapping. I have a friend who's first language is Auslan so it was for her…' he tweeted. Ms Devine then quickly changed her tune and apologised for being so harsh with her initial judgement. 'That's really nice. Sorry I misjudged. Glad it wasn't jazz hands! And congrats on your hat trick,' she replied, alongside an emoji of two open hands. This emoji can be interpreted as showing praise for someone or – fittingly – jazz hands. 'It was actually Auslan/sign language for clapping. I have a friend who's first language is Auslan so it was for her…' Pocock tweeted in return . Ms Devine then quickly changed her tune and apologised for being so harsh with her initial judgement . Pocock was gracious in his reply, tweeting 'thanks, Miranda. That's totally fine. Also glad it wasn't "jazz hands",' accompanied by a smiley face . Pocock was gracious in his reply, tweeting 'thanks, Miranda. That's totally fine. Also glad it wasn't "jazz hands",' accompanied by a smiley face. However, other social media users weren't as quick to forgive. 'In fairness, Devine apologised to Pocock. But really: (1) what kind of adult writes a tweet like that; and (2) WHAT'S WRONG WITH JAZZ HANDS,' columnist Benjamin Law tweeted. 'Egg, meet face,' Criag Wilson wrote. Other social media users weren't as quick to forgive Devine, despite her quick apology . But others were perfectly fine with jazz hands: 'Am I the only one that thinks jazz hands would have been totally acceptable also?' tweeted Kim O'Neill. Others on social media were more understanding, taking the view that 'accidents happen'. 'And you've *never* made a dumb*** assumption/judgement?' the woman wrote to someone who had condemned Ms Devine's comment. 'We're all capable of foot-in-mouth.'
After scoring a try on Friday night, David Pocock gestured in sign language to a friend .
Miranda Devine mistook it for 'jazz hands', calling him a 'tosser' on Twitter .
The Rugby player gracefully corrected Devine, who promptly apologised .
Social media went into a frenzy following the exchange .