LIST: 6 Biggest Blunders in Rugby World Cup History

and grabbed New Zealand referee Dave Bishop by the throat, calling him a cheat.

The Rugby World Cup has the ability to create legends and unforgettably joyous moments that are shared by a global community who love the sport.

However, the tournament can also become a highly visible platform for human error. While mistakes often seem amusing, they have the ability to haunt someone's career.

Here's our ranking of the biggest blunders in World Cup history…

Thierry Dusautoir is Called Thierry Henry during his man of the match interview from the Rugby World Cup Final 2011. Embarrassing. However, great reaction from the France captain, having a smile and behaving like a pro.

Bookmaker Paddy Power has always been known for its irreverent, edgy advertising and it didn’t disappoint at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. They boosted the cash-strapped coffers of the Tongan rugby team by asking them to dye their hair green before their high-profile pool match against England in Paris. The

coup de grace was managing to coerce gargantuan centre Epi Taione into changing his name by deed poll to Paddy Power. World Rugby were less than impressed at the free advertising and demanded Tonga wash out the green barnets before the game before fining Taione. In response the bookmaker shipped out hundreds of green wigs to the Tongan fans. There was no luck of the Irish as Tonga went down 36-20.

The French are known to be a passionate bunch but emotions can often spill over in the heat of battle. When England beat France 19-10 in the 1991 quarter-final in Paris, their assistant coach Dubroca went loco

Harlequins flanker said he accepted full responsibility for the decision to kick the penalty to the corner in a bid to score a try instead of going for goal when ­England were trailing by three points against Wales at Twickenham on Sept 26.

A draw would have been enough to secure England’s place in the quarter-final but they failed to retain possession at the line-out and lost. The defeat against Australia seven days later condemned them to a humiliating exit, the first time a host nation had failed to reach the knockout stages.

Scotland were on the cusp of a first semi-final appearance since 1991 when South African referee Craig Joubert blew his whistle for a penalty against prop Jon Welch for accidental offside, even though video replays showed the ball had been knocked backwards by Australian Nick Phipps. This was made even worse by the fact World Rugby admitted the decision was a 'mistake'.

Members of the squad, including Dylan Hartley and Chris Ashton, were caught indulging in dwarf tossing in Queenstown’s Altitude bar. Matters took a further dip when captain Mike Tindall, husband of Zara Phillips (15^th in line to the throne) was caught on closed-circuit TV having a cosy chat with another blonde. A tabloid feeding-frenzy ensued.