Couple of problems for Jones

ENGLAND could find themselves in double trouble after Eddie Jones slammed the ‘rubbish’ refereeing at Twickenham and Joe Marler grabbed Wales captain Alun Wyn

Jones by his genitals.

Despite keeping alive their Six Nations title hopes, England’s campaign ended under a cloud after Manu Tuilagi was sent off for a shoulder charge in the 75th minute.

The centre could receive a six-week ban, while Jones could face a fine for bringing the game into disrepute after he accused Kiwi official Ben O’Keeffe of being a ‘16th man’ for Wales. O’Keeffe missed the incident where Marler pulled on Jones’ genitals in the eighth minute, but Wales were privately ‘astonished’ and their skipper called for a World Rugby investigation. Asked about Tuilagi’s red card for a no-arms tackle on George North, the England coach fumed: ‘It’s bizarre. I usually don’t comment but I don’t see how you can tackle the guy. How else are you supposed to tackle him? Absolute rubbish. I’m sorry to break my rule. I think there is no common sense applied.

‘Clearly the guy is falling, Manu is coming over the top to kill the tackle and is doing everything he is supposed to be doing and gets red-carded — come on!

‘It was a tough win against quality opposition. At the end, we were 13 against 16 and I thought we were brilliant. Our resources were tested and our recovery, emotionally, was outstanding.

‘Six Nations is massively important to win at home, because you get run out of town if you don’t and you become “That Australian”.’

Tuilagi’s sending-off helped Wales score two late tries, which took the gloss off for England.

The title race will remain alive if France lose one of their two remaining fixtures, with England’s game against Italy likely to be rescheduled for October.

In the meantime, England will sweat over their disciplinary issues and Wales questioned why the TMO did not see Marler’s altercation.

‘It was interesting,’ said Wales captain Jones. ‘What would you do in that situation? After 138 Tests for my country, I know if I react, it’s a red card. It’s tough. Hopefully World Rugby have a look at it. A lot of footage was shown, a lot of supporters have seen what happened.

It’s just very frustrating.’