About 14 minutes into the match, Garces got crunched between an Australlan ball carrier and an English defender. He was left on the ground while the ball carrier continued forward. He got up and shoured "Play on! Nothing happened!". (The move was eventually stopped by an awesome cover tackle from Courtney Lawes.)
It seemed clear to me that Australia gained a significant advantage because the clash prevented a tackle, and the result should have been a scrum to Australia.
[LAWS]6.A.10 (a) If the ball or the ball carrier touches the referee and neither team gains an advantage, play continues. If either team gains an advantage in the field of play, the referee orders a scrum and the team that last played the ball has the throw-in.[/LAWS]
It seemed clear to me that Australia gained a significant advantage because the clash prevented a tackle, and the result should have been a scrum to Australia.
[LAWS]6.A.10 (a) If the ball or the ball carrier touches the referee and neither team gains an advantage, play continues. If either team gains an advantage in the field of play, the referee orders a scrum and the team that last played the ball has the throw-in.[/LAWS]