HAMAMATSU, Japan (Reuters) - Japan assistant coach Tony Brown added to the outcry over refereeing in the ongoing World Cup on Wednesday when he took the unusual step of asking questions at his own news conference about two controversial decisions in a rival pool game.

Fellow pool A contenders Samoa survived being reduced to 13 men in the first half of Tuesday's 34-9 win over Russia when Rey Lee-lo and Motu Matu'u were only given yellow cards for high tackles within two minutes of each other.