Today's rugby headlines as Nigel Owens shocked crucial England try stood and World Rugby expected to act over Italy farce

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Today's rugby headlines as Nigel Owens shocked crucial England try stood and World Rugby expected to act over Italy farce

Nigel Owens shocked England's team officials that the crucial England try stood. World Rugby expected to act over Italy farce.

Nigel Owens is surprised that the crucial England try stood despite Maro Itoje's push on Adam Beard. He believes the TMO should have been called to the match. World Rugby expected to act over Italy farce. The result of the game between England and Wales was controversial. Alex Dombrandt scored the decisive try. Wayne Pivac was unhappy the matter wasn't referred to T MO. World rugby's leading official is disappointed. Nige is not. It's why we have the technology in the games. If the captain or the player concerned did so in a correct manner regarding a particular moment, he would question whether they have a point and ask the referee to have another look.

Eddie Jones has never encouraged players to play for England over Wales. Alex Dombrandt and Harry Randall started for Jones at Twickenham in the win over the Welsh. Dombratt played for Wales U20s and Randall for the Amman Valley-born and schooled. Jones is happy that Randall chose England. Will Rowlands also chose to represent Wales, thanks to his dad. World Rugby expected to act over Italy farce. Nigel Owens shocked England try stood. England won the match. Italy's try was disallowed.

Dombrandt received messages of support from his old university and Wales. He played for Wales under-20s and for England. DombrandT scored a try against Wales and didn't see the lineout. He didn’t know if Adam Beard was blocked from jumping in the linesout as he latched onto Ryan Elias‘ throw.

Farrell expects World Rugby to act over Italy farce. Ireland benefited from a "weird" law en route to blitzing depleted Italy 57-6. Hame Faiva was dismissed for making contact with the head of Dan Sheehan 10 minutes after coming on for the injured Gianmarco Lucchesi. Braam Steyn was sin-binned for five minutes. Italy left the Aviva Stadium field with just 12 men. Italy's head coach Kieran Crowley said the team sheet required them to name two hookers, two loosehead props and two tighthead prop.


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