Rugby Referee Analysis: South Africa vs Ireland 2nd Test

What a series it has been between South Africa and Ireland. It’s a realy pity that we won’t get to see a third tech as this is such a great modern day rivalry. The Springboks vs Ireland seems to produce close games every time thet play each other. This was another classic where Ireland came out as the deserved victors of the game, but it’s sad to see that we’re still getting poor officiating and mainly from the TMO, who has been subpar these last couple of games. I cover some of the controversies of the game some of the main ones includes Caelan Doris’ yellow card and his dangerous cleanout on Malcolm Marx, alongside James Ryan. This was controversial because we had James Ryan who charged into the ruck off his feet, and the ref and TMO seemed to ignore his foul play, all because Doris’ foul play occured first. That should not matter and both players should’ve gotten carded. Then we had the last drop goal of the game, to me it wasn’t very controversial as Cheslin Kolbe was not blocked, Caelan Doris had all the right to stand his ground and give make Kolbe run around him. It was just a smart play by Doris and an even better drop goal by Ciaran Frawley. Then we had the scrums, there’s too much to talk about, it’s better to just watch the video as I go over the scrums. Again, we as fans just want consistency. And I do feel for the referees, as the laws are just too complex to referee and there seems to be a lack of good TMO’s at the moment which also puts extra pressure on the referees to perform. It’s frustrating to see the same mistakes week in and week out. We just want consistency, is it too much to ask for? 00:00 - Caelan Doris Yellow Card 02:55 - Ireland Drop Goal 04:00 - Kwagga Smith “Knock On“ 05:23 - Scrum Analysis 08:02 - Missed Calls The officials for the game: Referee: Karl Dickson Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce, Craig Evans Television Match Official: Ian Tempest Copyright and Fair Dealing Disclaimer Under Section 12 of the Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978, as amended, allowance is made for “Fair Dealing” for purposes such as criticism or review. Fair Dealing is a use permitted by the Copyright Act that might otherwise be infringing.