Eddie Jones has revealed that the World Rugby coaches meeting in London produced a meaningful shift in how deliberate knock-ons will be officiated this autumn. The previous approach — where any one-handed attempt at an intercept that wasn't cleanly taken was almost automatically punished with a yellow card — has been widely criticised as excessive, and Jones was clearly pleased to see the consensus move. The Arendse sin-binning against England during the Nations Championship is cited as a prime example of the kind of call that prompted the rethink. The new understanding is that only a downward hitting motion will be treated as intentional — a one-handed attempt to intercept or knock the ball up will no longer be automatically penalised. Jones credits Kolbe as the exemplar of legitimate interception skill, noting that South Africa's high-defensive structure naturally produces more intercept attempts, and that Kolbe's ability to read the passer and time his run is what makes it genius rather than cynicism. Jones also flags that Erasmus and Rennie were the loudest coaching voices in the room, with brakefoot and hip-drop tackles also on the agenda.