Australia coach says games are becoming too stop-startDelays are also having a negative effect on crowd behaviour
Eddie Jones says rugby fans are frustrated by fussy officiating and stop-start games which he believes is having a negative effect on crowd behaviour. The Australia head coach has been booed repeatedly at the World Cup when his face appears on the big screen and he is concerned that rugby’s values of fairness and tolerance are being eroded.
This has not been an easy tournament for Jones, whose side must wait until this weekend for their pool qualification fate to be decided. Disappointing defeats by Fiji and Wales mean Australia are unlikely to make the knockout stages for the first time but Jones says the sport’s authorities also need to consider the bigger picture.
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