England’s Will Carling, centre white jersey, is caught by Australia’s Michael Lynagh, centre right
Organizers of the Rugby World Cup are investigating whether a member of England’s coaching team approached a match official during the team’s loss to Australia on Saturday that knocked the host nation out of contention.
World Rugby says the alleged incident would breach a protocol prohibiting coaches approaching officials during a match or at halftime. The statement released yesterday did not specify the England coach in question.
England lost the game 33-13 at Twickenham to become the first host nation to be eliminated from the pool stage. The bad news kept coming for England on Monday, with the team dropping to No. 8 in the world rankings — matching its lowest-ever position.
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