Australia scrum half Will Genia has admitted his team was lucky to get a penalty in the dying moments to knock Scotland out of the Rugby World Cup and advance to a semi‑final against Argentina.
Replaced by Nick Phipps with 10 minutes to go, Genia was forced to watch the dramatic finale from the bench.
Genia says they were a little bit out of the game with a couple of minutes to go and were lucky to win the match.
However, Genia says he is happy they are through to the semifinals.
Meanwhile seething Scottish rugby fans have set up an online petition calling for referee Craig Joubert to be banned from Scotland for life.
The South African official awarded Australia a controversial penalty in the last minute which allowed Bernard Foley to slot over a match‑winning kick in their 35‑34 win over Scotland.
Joubert awarded the Wallabies a penalty for accidental offside and without the option of being able to refer the matter to the Television Match Official due to rugby's rules, Scottish skipper Greig Laidlaw's protests for a review upstairs fell on deaf ears.
The Scots were also unhappy when New Zealand‑born winger Sean Maitland was sinbinned earlier in the second half for a deliberate knock on.
Joubert then caused further outrage by dashing off the field ‑ reportedly without shaking any hands of the players ‑ after he blew the final whistle, ending Scotland's Rugby World Cup in truly heartbreaking fashion. Rounding out his tough day at the office, the referee was then almost hit by a bottle launched in his direction by an outraged fan in the crowd at Twickenham.
Looking at the 2015 Rugby World Cup semifinal fixtures:
South Africa will meet New Zealand at 4am Sunday while Argentina will meet Australia at 5am Monday.
Source: ABCnews
