SAPPORO: Former top referee Jonathan Kaplan said he had"absolutely no idea" how Australia's Reece Hodge avoided a red card for his tackle on Fiji's Peceli Yato as officials came under fire on the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup.
Yet no on-field action was taken against Hodge, who could yet face a citing. Fiji were leading 11-7 at the time of the incident. "With that in mind I have absolutely no idea why Reece Hodge was not sent off for his tackle on Fiji's Peceli Yato. To me it was completely clear and an almost textbook example of the type of challenge they are trying to outlaw.
But Kaplan insisted:"I can assure you that from the referees themselves there is absolutely no difference in application between teams in Tier One and Tier Two."Argentina coach Mario Ledesma said his team had been treated like a"small nation" by referee Angus Gardner after the Australian refused to award his side a last-gasp ruck penalty in an agonising 23-21 loss to France.
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