- South Africa’s director of rugby posts extraordinary video
- Erasmus claims referee Nic Berry favoured Lions’ captain
World Rugby is under pressure to intervene after Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, launched another stinging attack on the refereeing of the opening Test of the British & Irish Lions series. Erasmus has also offered to step aside from the remaining two Tests if it delivers “fairer” treatment for the Springboks in Saturday’s second Test.
During an hour-long video containing 26 clips highlighting a range of decisions, Erasmus suggested the Australian referee, Nic Berry, and his assistants made several crucial mistakes which significantly influenced his side’s 22-17 defeat. He also raised eyebrows by alleging his World Cup-winning captain, Siya Kolisi, was shown less respect at key moments than his Lions counterpart, Alun Wyn Jones.
Written by Robert Kitson in Cape Town
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/29/rassie-erasmus-offers-to-step-down-as-british-irish-lions-officiating-row-rumbles-on-rugby-union under the title “Rassie Erasmus attacks Lions refereeing again and offers to step aside”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
