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Various rules in rugby change so often that very few people actually understand all of the intricacies of it. Referees also officiate things very differently in different parts of the world, so when it comes to a World Cup, it is a bit of a lottery.

I can understand your point about the number of penalties, but I think you're putting too much emphasis on them being awarded for an infringement - rather than skillful play from the opposition. For example, many of the scrum penalties are given because one pack has done its job better than...

Even without the ref, Australia were the better team. NZ should still win next week, though. If they play anything like how they did against the French. South Africa showed yesterday that the All Blacks do have weak spots though, so it should be a good game.