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‘Referees scared’, says Cheika after loss to Wales

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Australia head coach Michael Cheika. [Reuters]

Australia coach Michael Cheika said Rugby World Cup referees had been “spooked” by a crackdown on high tackles after the Wallabies were beaten 29-25 by Wales in a nail-biting Pool D clash yesterday.

Clearly still seething about winger Reece Hodge’s three-match ban for a high tackle in Australia’s opening victory over Fiji, Cheika let rip after the match, his sense of injustice fuelled by the news that England’s Piers Francis had escaped suspension for a high shot.

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