Schmidt: We need to be wary of refs

World Rugby’s admission that match officials made several incorrect decisions against Ireland in their defeat to Japan has led Joe Schmidt to urge his players to be cautious.

Schmidt revealed yesterday that feedback from the sport’s governing body showed three of the four offside calls made against his team by referee Angus Gardner and his assistants in Shizuoka was incorrect but insisted that should not take away from Japan’s deserved 19-12 victory.