Ref change for Boks vs England clash
World Rugby have confirmed a match official replacement for the World Cup semi-final between defending champions, the Springboks, and England in Paris on Saturday.
Smit: Refs ‘don’t dig’ Boks
John Smit says the Springboks were “properly beaten” by the All Blacks in Auckland, but raised a concern over how often the visitors ended up on the wrong side of the referee’s whistle.
Watch: Wallabies take pot shots at Raynal
Wallabies duo Nic White and Ned Hanigan took the opportunity to fire shots back at referee Mathieu Raynal in a controversial incident at the Australian Open.
New footage adds to time-wasting controversy
New footage from the first Bledisloe Cup fixture has shown Australian flyhalf Bernard Foley ignoring referee Mathieu Raynal ahead of the questionable time-wasting decision which handed the New Zealand victory.
Whining Wallabies complain to World Rugby over refs
Rugby Australia has written to the sport’s governing body about “overbearing officials” after the Wallabies suffered a last-minute loss to New Zealand in Melbourne.
Watch: Raynal was right
A fully transcribed spidercam video of the closing minutes of the Test between the Wallabies and All Blacks shows referee Mathieu Raynal was correct to penalise Bernard Foley for time-wasting.
Aki apologises for verbal attack on ref
Ireland and Connacht centre Bundee Aki has apologised after confronting referee Mathieu Raynal following his side’s Champions Cup defeat by Leicester.
