Following a full review of Monday morning's controversial quarter final between Australian and Scotland, World Rugby has released an official statement explaining that referee Craig Joubert did in fact make the wrong decision in awarding the Wallabies a match-winning penalty in the 78th minute. Although Scotland's Jon Welsh was offside when he made a play at the ball, he was put onside when the ball touched Wallabies halfback Nick Phipps, meaning Australia should have been awarded a scrum for the original knock-on rather than a penalty. "The selection committee confirms that Joubert applied World Rugby Law 11.7 penalising Scotland’s Jon Welsh, who had played the ball following a knock-on by a team-mate, resulting in an offside. "On review of all available angles, it is clear that after the knock-on, the ball was touched by Australia’s Nick Phipps and Law 11.3(c) states that a player can be put on-side by an opponent who intentionally plays the ball. "It is important to clari