England have opted against lodging an official complaint to World Rugby over the performance of Pascal Gauzere in Saturday’s 40-24 defeat by Wales. Gauzere awarded Wayne Pivac’s Grand Slam hopefuls two dubious tries in the opening half an hour of the Six Nations clash at the Principality Stadium, the first of which was particularly controversial. Former England captain Martin Johnson described the French official’s decision to allow Josh Adams’ 17th-minute touch down as “appalling refereeing”, while even ex-Wales skipper Sam Warburton admitted Eddie Jones’ team were right to be “livid”. However, Jones will not be making a formal complaint to the sport’s global governing body amid widespread condemnation of Gauzere’s display. All I will end up with is a fine and that won’t help anyone,” Jones said after the game.

Source: The Irish Times February 28, 2021 12:14 UTC