Controversy: Belgium beat Spain
ONE of the saddest aspects of events in Brussels last Sunday when Belgium beat Spain 18-10 in their World Cup qualifier to send Romania to RWC2019 is that the firestorm of controversy over the all-Romanian refereeing team led by Vlad Iordachescu has completely overshadowed the most notable win in the Black Devils history. Indeed, as I write, it’s still not certain the result will stand.
Rugby Europe are investigating but as Rugby Europe are in the dock as much as anybody and are headed by a Romanian chairman, Octavian Morariu, who is also president o...
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