Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie says World Rugby agrees with Australia's point of view that his side should not have been punished for time-wasting during the conclusion of last weekend's test in Melbourne.
The All Blacks' 39-37 win over Australia was laced with controversy after referee Mathieu Raynal awarded a match-turning infringement against Wallabies first-five eighth Bernard Foley for taking too long to kick the ball from a penalty with two minutes remaining in the game. The home side conceded a try to Jordie Barrett just seconds later to lose the match.
Immediately after the match, Rennie told media he would be contacting World Rugby to seek an explanation and clarification of the way time-wasting is officiated in test matches. Rennie told media on Thursday he had had a reply, though World Rugby itself is yet to issue any public statement.
"We've obviously been in contact with World Rugby around it and they agreed with our concerns," Rennie said.
"We've decided to just take that on the chin and we're going to move on. It's seven days since we played that game, we're a couple of days from a big game in Auckland, and that's our focus now. We sought a bit of clarity and we got that.