JOUBERT RETURNS FROM THE WILDERNESS

Craig Joubert returns to Twickenham this weekend, to ref the England v Wales game, the first time he has been seen back on UK shores since awarding Oz a dubious 79th minute penalty against Scotland which saw them progress to the RWC 2016 semi finals.

He has been reffing elsewhere in the world, not without further controversy, as he recently officiated the Pool A game between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Sevens, when the Kiwis scored a match-levelling try while having eight players on the field. The game ended in a draw, which prevented the hosts from topping the pool. NZ went onto win the tournament (whoops). Scots may call that justice but I am bigger and better than that :)

He is due to run the line in the Scotland Ireland game on the last weekend of the Six Nations and will be praying that neither team scores a controversial last try in his corner.

Craig Joubert out shopping in Glasgow