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Gregor Townsend was left frustrated by a perceived inconsistency of officiating at the Rugby World Cup after South Africa centre Jesse Kriel escaped sanction for an apparent head-to-head collision with Jack Dempsey early in Scotland\u2019s defeat to the Springboks. <\/p>\n

Townsend\u2019s side were beaten 18-3 in their opening pool fixture in Marseille in an early dent to their hopes of progressing to the quarter finals out of a competitive Pool B. <\/p>\n

The game could, however, have been different had Kriel\u2019s tackle been inspected further, with replays seeming to show the South Africa centre\u2019s head making direct and forceful contact with Scotland\u2019s Dempsey in the opening moments of the contest.<\/p>\n

Both captain Jamie Ritchie and fly half Finn Russell looked to try to alert referee Angus Gardner to the tackle, but the moment passed without intevention from television match official (TMO) Ben Whitehouse.<\/p>\n

And while Kriel could yet be cited, Townsend was surprised the given similar incidents earlier on the opening weekend of the tournament.<\/p>\n

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England flanker Tom Curry was shown a red card on review after his challenge on Argentina\u2019s Juan Cruz Mallia, while Chile captain Martin Sigren received a yellow card during the South Americans\u2019 defeat to Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Townsend admitted when asked if he was frustrated by the apparent inconsistency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw it from two screens away. It did look like it was a head-on-head collision and I was expecting the TMO to come in and make the referee aware of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, a red card didn\u2019t change the game much in terms of Argentina\u2019s favour, so who knows? There are still inconsistencies in seeing these things. We are frustrated by that. But we are more frustrated by our own performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The high tackle process continues to dominate discussion on the first weekend of the tournament, with a revamped TMO bunker system and a series of high profile incidents in warm-up fixtures ahead of the World Cup already putting it in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

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Curry faces a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday evening to determine whether his sending off requires further sanction, with a ban certain if the red card is upheld.<\/p>\n

Kriel could also appear in front of a panel if he is cited, which could put his involvement in South Africa\u2019s remaining pool fixtures against Romania, Ireland and Tonga in doubt.<\/p>\n

Regardless, former Scotland captain John Barclay believes it is \u201cinexcusable\u201d that the tackle was not looked at during hte game. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe confusion is you hear captains speak to the referees and they say, \u2018We are always looking\u2019,\u201d the ex-flanker explained on ITV. \u201cYou are two minutes into the game and we\u2019ve got an incident that is a red card. It\u2019s a red card.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe comes from a distance, clear line of sight, no drop in height and he applies force. It\u2019s head on head. That\u2019s a red card. The way the game is refereed now, whether you like it or not, that is a red card. And we saw a very similar incident last night (with Tom Curry) which was given as a yellow then upgraded in the bunker to a red.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where the game gets a bit messy as in these instances where they look very similar, yeah from slightly different positions from a kick or whatever, but that\u2019s a red card. And the fact that has not even been seen or reviewed is inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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