Scotland had raised the intervention of referee Pierre Brousset in a review with World Rugby, feeling Russell was asked to kick from two metres wider than where Duhan van der Merwe grounded the try.

Scotland had raised the intervention of referee Pierre Brousset in a review with World Rugby, feeling Russell was asked to kick from two metres wider than where Duhan van der Merwe grounded the try.

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Before the game against England, when I was putting the ball on the grass and kicking it, I got them all, five out of five, for a bit of fun almost. ‘Then on the tee I was struggling.

Russell switched off from rugby for a full week ... changes Russell tried was kicking without a tee. “Before the game against England, when I was putting the ball on the grass and kicking ...

“He was cramping up. He was camping in his calves, glutes and groin I think,” Ciraldo said in his post-match press conference. “He was doing his best but we were better off getting him off ...

And then when I was in the ABC sport office and someone said, “Have you ever thought about doing sideline commentary in rugby league ... conversations … is through the lens of sport.