Last week, Matt Dunning and Sekope Kepu, two Australian rugby players, suffered serious injuries when a scrum collapsed during a match held at Wembley.

Yesterday it was announced that the rugby authorities from Australia are going to investigate whether or not the pitch at Wembley was a major contributing factor in causing the injuries of the players.

A health and safety committee of six representatives has been formed by the Australian Rugby Union and Rupa, a body which represents the rugby players, and the investigation will assess whether the players competed on “surfaces that are unstable” and therefore inherently unsafe.

The chief executive of Rupa, Tony Dempsey, has revealed that several of the players complained about the unstable pitch and this, in his own words, has concerned Australian rugby officials “from an occupational health and safety point of view”.

Rupa, the body currently headed by Dempsey, stands for the Rugby Union Players’ Association in Australia. It was initially set up to ensure the safety of the sport's players and the organisation will deal with this recent issue severely if it is found that the Wembley pitch was unfit for professional play.

The news has been dismissed by officials at Wembley, who believe that the pitch surface is perfectly stable.

A spokesperson revealed that both teams took part in training sessions the day before the match and had no complaints. Furthermore, thousands of junior rugby players took part in matches prior to the game’s kick-off and did not suffer any injuries.