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World Rugby accused of opening 'Pandora's Box' on referees

Top former Australian rugby players and officials on Saturday accused World Rugby of opening a "Pandora's Box" by declaring a World Cup referee was wrong to give a match-winning penalty to the Wallabies.

The seven figures, including 1991 World Cup winning flanker Simon Poidevin and two former Australian Rugby Union president Phil Harry and Ron Graham, said the governing body had failed referees.

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