England assistant coaches Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree have been found guilty of making an illegal approach to match officials during halftime of the hosts’ 33-13 defeat to Australia, Rugby World Cup organisers announced on Friday.
As a result, the duo will “have restricted access to the England changing room and tunnel for England’s final Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool A match against Uruguay”.
They will be able to resume full coaching duties on Sunday, however, the day after England’s interest in the World Cup ends.
Both Farrell and Rowntree – whose positions along with that of head coach Stuart Lancaster are under review after the first round exit – admitted they had breached protocol at the hearing on Friday.