Wales' Sam Warburton was sent off 18 minutes into the semifinal against France. Photo / Greg Bowker
One bookmaker refunded Rugby World Cup bets on Wales after captain Sam Warburton's sending off in Saturday's 9-8 loss to France.
Warburton was dismissed for a dangerous tip tackle on French winger Vincent Clerc after 18 minutes played in Auckland, New Zealand.
Bookmaker Paddy Power announced that returning more than 200,000 pounds ($315,000) to punters who had backed Wales to win the match was "only fair as Warburton decision was wrong."
"If that is a sending-off offense then the law is (wrong)," Paddy Power said in a statement. "The Welsh played like heroes but Warburton's red killed the game and Welsh chances.
"Any punter who backed them to win the game never stood a chance after that so hopefully getting their money back will go a small way to soothing Welsh woes over the injustice."
-AP
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