Ugly scenes amidst referee shocker as Spain fail to qualify for the World Cup
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Spain's chances of qualifying for the Rugby World Cup have taken a huge blow after losing to Belgium, but the result was overshadowed by Spanish players confronting the referee after the final whistle.
Spain needed a win to qualify for rugby's biggest competition, but they failed to get that after losing the match 18-10, which means that Romania qualify instead.
Controversially, the match was refereed by Romanian Vlad Iordachescu, and it's fair to say that his performance wasn't of the highest quality. Reports suggest it was outright farcical.Â
Players rushed to confront Iordachescu afterwar…