Wallaby coach says incident ‘understandable’

ENGLAND received support last night from an unlikely source as they found themselves at the centre of a World Cup investigation — Australian coach Eddie Jones.

Competition officials have asked England for a report into events surrounding Dan Luger's appearance as a substitute during the tense Pool C victory over Samoa in Melbourne on Sunday.

As the England squad arrived at their luxurious base on Queensland's Gold Coast, tournament chiefs were looking at why the joint World Cup favourites appeared briefly to have 16 players on the pitch.