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Eddie Jones has criticised World Rugby for their “retrospective refereeing” of England’s Six Nations victory over Wales at Twickenham.<\/p>\nEddie Jones has criticised World Rugby for their “retrospective refereeing” of England’s Six Nations victory over Wales at Twickenham.<\/p>\n
The sport’s global governing body announced on Tuesday that television match official Glenn Newman made an error by ruling out a try for Gareth Anscombe when Warren Gatland’s men trailed 12-0 in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Gatland later described the decision as a “terrible mistake” and his view has been supported by World Rugby, who said in a statement that “Wales should have been awarded a try as the Wales player grounded the ball”.<\/p>\n
Jones is uncomfortable when calls made by officials are subsequently corrected, as happened in the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup when it was admitted referee Craig Joubert made a mistake that effectively cost Scotland a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
“They (World Rugby) have a record of doing it. They’ve done it before,” the England head coach said.<\/p>\n
“I’m on a good behaviour bond so I’ve got to be careful what I say, but I just think that once the game’s done and dusted that’s the game.<\/p>\n
“You can’t have retrospective refereeing of decisions being done. The game’s done and dusted, so we’ve got to trust the referees and respect their integrity.<\/p>\n
“When I say respect the referee, that’s the TV process as well. You leave it at that, and then you get on with it. One side’s won, one side’s lost.<\/p>\n
“In Japan they have a great saying: ‘At full-time there’s no side’. That’s one of the traditions of rugby, you get on with it, you respect the decision.<\/p>\n
“If you haven’t got the rub of the green then you know you probably get it in the next couple of games. The TMOs do an excellent job. They make a decision.”<\/p>\n