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Looks like the Aussie coach might be facing a ban?
... Dave Rennie, the Australia head coach, tearing into referee Mike Adamson and his officials.
"I thought some of the decision-making by the officials tonight was horrendous and played a big part in the result," Rennie raged, referring to Nick Tompkins' second-half try. Tompkins initially appeared to knock on intercepting a pass, only for Adamson to rule that the ball had dropped backwards, with Tompkins racing away to score. Kurtley Beale, the Australia full-back, had been yellow carded for a deliberate knock-on earlier, leading to Rennie's outburst.
Rennie continued: "It clearly goes forward and they get seven points out of us. In 20 years I've never had a crack at a ref - but I feel I had to tonight. We'll end up getting an apology next week, but it won't help the result."
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac responded to Rennie's claim regarding Tompkins' try by saying: "It just goes to show that you can’t switch off and stop. You’ve got to play to the whistle. You tell that to five-year-olds. We were pleased with Nick’s efforts there.
"I don’t think it’s a knock-on personally, nor did the referee, the TMO, the touch judges or anyone in our coaching box. We were obviously quite pleased with that call."