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| Eddie Jones |
Jones felt there were at least two incidents during the game which could have led to a red card, although the Australian refused to be more specific with his thinly-veiled criticism of French referee Mathieu Raynal.
But following the red card handed out to New Zealand's Scott Barrett for a head-high shoulder charge on Australia captain Michael Hooper during the All Blacks' shock 47-26 loss in Perth on Saturday a decision made by Jerome Garces, another French referee Jones said World Rugby needed to clarify the position ahead of the World Cup in Japan, which starts next month.
"I thought there was an issue with the referee," Jones, who names his World Cup squad on Monday, told reporters. "We saw a red card yesterday (Saturday) which affected the game.
"We need to get some consistency into that area of the game.
"In the World Cup if you lose a player through a red card as New Zealand did yesterday, it makes the game very difficult.
"I thought we saw two instances today where that could have happened. I urge World Rugby, although I don't think they do anything at great pace do they, to get some consistency in that area because otherwise we will have games being destroyed by an inconsistent official making a decision on a law that's not clear," the former Australia and Japan coach added.