Rugby Australia are in search of a replay of the washed out World Championship below 20 fixture towards Eire that left Aussie coach Nathan Gray fuming and pointing the finger of blame on the rival crew’s physician.
The choice to name off the sport in a single day in South Africa – however let subsequent two matches on the identical subject proceed following the deluge – ended Australia’s hopes of constructing the semifinals.
They wanted to beat Eire to make the highest 4 however until the RA request to reschedule the sport for early Thursday AEST is accepted they’ll end within the Fifth-Eighth playoff spots.
After heavy rain World Rugby match organisers declared the sector at Athlone Stadium not secure to play on.
Coach Nathan Gray. (Photograph by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Pictures)
Junior Wallabies coach Gray blew up in an interview with Rugby Go, that has been faraway from the official WR web site – suggesting the Irish had been responsible of soiled methods.
“Bitterly dissatisfied for the gamers and the employees however the choice has been taken out of our palms and we don’t get the chance to play Eire and end on prime of our pool,” he mentioned.
“We performed two video games of Rugby Championships in a lot worse situations however a robust push from the Irish physician appeared to work with World Rugby in cancelling the sport.
“The boys are shattered. We had been very effectively ready for this recreation and skilled in worse situations two days in the past.
“It’s a possibility that has been taken out of their palms however I’m positive World Rugby are doing it for the suitable causes, I simply hope they’re true.
“…The situations are advantageous. The floor water isn’t that unhealthy. Yeah it’s boggy and moist however no worse than any situations Eire have performed in earlier than and definitely we’ve performed in earlier than.
“The situations are correctly higher than what we performed Italy in so it’s a bit complicated.”
An RA spokesman instructed The Roar that World Rugby had been contacted with a request for a replay however didn’t instantly hear again as a result of time distinction.
