Photo: Getty ImagesWorld Rugby is refusing to weigh in on the "who met who when" Bledisloe Cup referee wars. The New Zealand Herald sought World Rugby's views but it replied: "We will not be making anyone available for interview relating to this matter. He refereed the Wallabies-All Blacks Test in Sydney and met with Hansen and his scrum guru Mike Cron. Sydney's Daily Telegraph took the side of Cheika and wrote: "Any meeting of coaches from one team with referees demands the Wallabies be invited to join in". Kiwi outcry that the Wallabies went overboard with the rough stuff in Wellington last weekend is laughable," wrote the Telegraph's rugby veteran writer Jim Tucker.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2016 21:00 UTC