England’s Eddie Jones calls sending-off of Manu Tuilagi ‘absolute rubbish’

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Eddie Jones criticised the referee, Ben O’Keeffe, for sending off Manu Tuilagifor a dangerous tackle on George North four minutes from the end of the victory over Wales, the first time an England player had been dismissed in a championship match, describing the decision as “absolute rubbish”.

The England head coach usually declines to talk about major refereeing decisions but he made an exception after a match in which England finished two players down with the prop Ellis Genge in the sin-bin for his side’s persistent infringing as Wales mounted a late fightback.

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Written by Paul Rees at Twickenham
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/07/england-eddie-jones-manu-tuilagi-red-card under the title “England’s Eddie Jones calls sending-off of Manu Tuilagi ‘absolute rubbish’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.