Former Test referee Freek Burger has highlighted the inconsistent calls from New Zealand referee Paul Williams following the Springboks’ loss to the Wallabies in Adelaide.
In an interview with Sunday newspaper Rapport, Burger said that Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete should have been sent off for his try-saving tackle on opposite number Makazole Mapimpi.
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Among other referable Wallabies tackles, Koroibete made a contentious, high-speed tackle on Mapimpi who attempted to dive over the Australia wing for the tryline.
“In my opinion there were no arms. Here we are talking about a red card, about a penalty try,” Burger told Rapport.
Burger was also asked about the incident that saw Bok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk yellow card towards the end of the first half.
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Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White did his best to exaggerate the incident with antics that belonged on a football field, but it was enough to convince referee Williams to send De Klerk to the sin bin.
“He could have also received a yellow card for his Oscar performance, then that matter would have been settled,” said Burger.
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