Craig Joubert overlooked for World Cup semi-finals after Scotland ‘mistake’

• Joubert not selected for semis after World Cup admit referee’s error• Wayne Barnes and Jérôme Garcès handed Twickenham matchesThe South African referee Craig Joubert will not be involved in the weekend’s World Cup semi-finals. Joubert blundered in awarding Australia a late penalty during Sunday’s quarter-final that the Wallabies fly-half Bernard Foley kicked and condemned Scotland to an excruciating 35-34 defeat.World Rugby said in a statement that, having reviewed the incident, the “appropriate decision was a scrum to Australia for the original knock-on” and not a penalty. Continue reading.…