ICYMI : Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber says a video addressing some debatable refereeing decisions from last week's game against Australia has been made available for World Rugby. RugbyChampionship Nienaber Springboks IOLSport
There were some controversial decisions from English referee Luke Pearce towards the end of the match in particular, where the Boks were not awarded penalties despite gaining scrum dominance, while the Aussies were also not blown up for scrumming in during the last set-piece.
“It went to Joel from World Rugby, and they reviewed it and they came back to us. The purpose of that is to get alignment from our side, and obviously if discipline was poor and… Everybody makes mistakes. We make mistakes, referees sometimes get things wrong, you can’t get everything right. Nienaber added that he had discussed the obstruction issue with Pearce as well, after the Wallabies continuously blocked the likes of wings Makazole Mapimpi and Sbu Nkosi when they chased up-and-unders.
“ Nic White and are good box-kickers as well, so we thought it’s going to be a big contest, and it was – Australia kicked more in this Test match than in the previous five Test matches.
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