French referees can give England World Cup edge over Wales and Australia

Jérôme Garcès and Romain Poite are both strict controllers of the scrum and that could play into the hosts’ hands in their two crucial group matchesIt may be the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo but England will not be overly concerned that their two most significant World Cup group matches, against Australia and Wales, are being controlled by Frenchmen.Jérôme Garcès, as he did in the Six Nations at the Millennium Stadium – when the home side took exception after an unexpected defeat to some of his law interpretations, especially at the scrum – will take charge o…