Cheika wants accountability from World Rugby

Michael Cheika wants some accountability from World Rugby after a controversial no‑try ruling cruelled his Wallabies side's hopes of conjuring a famous upset win over the mighty All Blacks.

Cheika refused to blame the contentious call to overturn a Henry Speight five‑pointer for Australia's 37‑10 loss to New Zealand last night but was unable to hide his disgust.

Speight appeared to have locked up the match at 15‑all in the 45th minute ‑ with Bernard Foley's conversion attempt to come ‑ only for the television match official to intervene.

Wallabies winger Dane Haylett‑Petty was deemed to have changed his line and taken out Julian Savea as his opposite number was pursuing Speight.

The decision left the Wallabies fuming, with the All Blacks rubbing salt into the wound 10 minutes later with an 80m try to Savea against the run of play to turn the Test.

Cheika says he cannot say anything because the All Blacks got them by the throat.

The victory in front of 47,744 mostly All Blacks fans completed an 18‑match winning streak that began in 2015 against the Wallabies at the same venue ‑ where the All Blacks are unbeaten since 1994.

After falling to England earlier this year, the loss also consigned the Wallabies to 3‑0 series defeats against two nations in a single season for the first time.

Source: ABC news