Scotland coach Scott Johnson picked his words carefully, and most carefully of all when he said he did not want to criticise yesterday's match referee Craig Joubert.
Scotland coach Scott Johnson picked his words carefully, and most carefully of all when he said he did not want to criticise yesterday's match referee Craig Joubert.
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However, in saying his team were unfairly denied set-piece possession he conceded that the official had undermined his side's prospects in their RBS 6 Nations defeat to Wales at Murrayfield yesterday.
In a match that produced 28 penalties – a record 18 of which led to kicks at goal – the Scots were punished severely in the scrum, leading Johnson to suggest they are not being given a fair crack of the whip in that area.
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