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Australia boss Michael Cheika said he was “embarrassed” by referee Romain Poite's decision to penalise Samu Kerevi during their thrilling 29-25 defeat against Wales, and claimed that he no longer understands the rules of rugby union. Kerevi found himself penalised following a TMO review when he ran into Welsh replacement fly-half Rhys Patchell, with Poite and television match official Ben Skeen deciding that the Australian had thrust his forearm into the throat of the Welshman – who had also appeared to have tackled the inside centre high. “It was pretty funny because I thought I'd seen that tackle before,” raged Cheika after the match, having seen his own player Reece Hodge banned for three weeks for what he claimed was a similar challenge.
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