FARRELL ESCAPES AGAIN

Once again we are talking about the referee's interpretation of the laws in a game rather than England's encouraging performance versus Australia. The fact that Owen Farrell's tackle was not even looked at again by the ref with the help of the TMO is surprising. The referee said that Rodda, the attacker, dipped his shoulder on contact, so making it look worse, but it is irrelevant what he does, as the onus is on the tackler to make a legal hit. Once again, Farrell did not use his arms to make a safe, legal tackle and, as the last defender preventing a clear try scoring opportunity, it should have been a yellow card and a penalty try. It would, probably, have made no difference to the outcome of the game, but it would have put Oz +4 up at half time, instead of level at 13-13. What concerns me most is that, if Farrell persists in tackling with shoulder and no arms, then, if he gets carded when it really matters, at the RWC in Japan, versus France in the group stage, or Wales in the QF, the consequences will be far more serious. World Rugby needs to get this sorted out now...