World Rugby condemned over treatment of referee Craig Joubert

“If World Rugby were going to come out and clarify the decision, there’s a lot more they could have shared with the public.”

World Rugby has faced strong condemnation from all elements of the game for its admission that referee Craig Joubert blundered in awarding Australia their decisive penalty against Scotland.

A distinguished former player, a national coach and the sport’s most experienced referee have each savaged the governing body for stating Joubert should have awarded a scrum instead of a penalty in the nail-biting closing moments of Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final.