Kernan cries foul over ‘diabolical’ refereeing

Joe Kernan wasn’t conflating Ireland’s failure to win with what he perceived was the failure of the referees to do their jobs in Perth on Saturday. Hands up, he knew his team didn’t do enough to claim the Series, although a Test win was well within their grasp.

AUSTRALIA 53 (0-15-8) IRELAND 50 (2-10-8)

Australia win series (2-0) by 13 points