Craig Joubert the scapegoat when World Rugby should look in the mirror | Paul Rees

Governing body must look at the laws which need to change to give power back to the referees, not shame them for every 50-50 call like the one that unfortunately decided the Scotland v Australia quarter-finalCraig Joubert should have kept running to Heathrow. The South African referee has been publicly humiliated by World Rugby for a penalty decision that cost Scotland victory over Australia in Sunday’s quarter-final but which, when replayed in real time, looks a fair call. The governing body should be examining the rule itself rather than its application at Twickenham because a three-point pe…