SHORT CUTS: Water Boy -> 1:15 Referee Mistakes -> 3:00 Marius Jonker -> 4:44 Nick Berry -> 7:40 Social Media (Twitter) -> 11:44 Fairness for Both Teams -> 12:55 Clip 1 Late Tackle on Faf De Klerk -> 15:33 Clip 2 Curry from the side: -> 16:19 Clip 3 Holding Mapimpi Back -> 17:26 Clip 4 Refs showing Kolisi Away -> 19:47 Clip 5 Difference in tackle techniques -> 21:49 Clip 6 Tip Tackle on Willie Le Roux -> 24:13 Clip 7 Tip Tackle & Offside on Mapimpi -> 27:14 Clip 8 Advantage times between teams -> 28:47 Clip 9 Laws Stopping Smit from rolling away -> 31:02 Clip 10 1 Lion player not rolling away -> 31:57 Clip 11 Bigger & Price not rolling away -> 32:57 Clip 12 Lions offside -> 33:40 Clip 13 Lions Player not rolling away -> 34:14 Clip 14 Laws seals off the ball -> 35:07 Clip 15 Curry offside & Cleaning player -> 35:55 Clip 16 Alun Wyn Jones playing ball on the ground / Coming from the side -> 38:17 Clip 17 Maro Itoje Holding ball to ground -> 38:28 Clip 18 Smit not lifting the ball -> 40:47 Clip 19 Trevor Nyakane Hand on the ball -> 41:14 Clip 20 Nick Berry agrees wrong offside call on his part -> 41:35 Clip 21 3 Lions players offside -> 42:10 Clip 22 Lion player in front of the kicker -> 43:57 Clip 23 When ripping the ball is allowed -> 44:55
@@tallshort1849 He acknowledges it in the video you absolute dunce. He even calls out his own players but in the same breath asks why when the boks do it do they get penalized and when the Lions do it they DON'T. Maybe watch the video.
This video is actually totally legit. It should be done after each test to make refs actually accountable for the calls they make. If that's too much, then the rules should be simplified.... overdue
Well I’m British and during the match even I could see the refereeing was totally inconsistent and did appear to be biased against the springboks. Good video.
In a previous comment I mentioned that I don’t know Rassie Erasmus personally. The guy is so passionate about SA rugby that he is willing to put his career on the line. He knows that complaining about refs will put him in the firing line from everywhere. But he is so passionate that he doesn’t even care. What a guy. He is the person you want in your corner
I don't think Rassie is too worried dude. You have any ideas how many club teams or international teams would want him as a coach? This oke could walk into any rugby organisation and lead it well.
Thank you Mr Erasmus , thank you , Thank you ! Finally , we have someone who actually cares deeply about our Nation and her Jersey ,who is prepared to put himself in the firing line to see justice ... I salute you Sir ! Thank you . May God continue to provide you with strength and wisdom .
Totally agreed Marc. Good on you Rassie. IRB sghuold be ashamed of themselves for taking they action they did. Personaaly I feel there is a surreptitious opposition against The Springboks.
So this is a rant according to PlanetRugby and other UK media outlets? They clearly need to open a dictionary and look up the word "rant," because nothing about this fits that definition. Sure there are things I may not agree with, but nothing about this qualifies as a rant. He's super respectful and provides evidence for his points. He's clear and composed.
@@bensenzo It’s not the British Media or the fans, World Rugby have called Rassie in to explain this hour long whinge on UA-cam, quite rightly to, it’s an embarrassment to the Springboks
@@bensenzo Have you ever heard any other international rugby coach spend an hour on UA-cam dissecting every part of the game and moaning about how they felt hard done by… I don’t think so… He sounds like a spoiled child
Rassie you're a brave man! We needed someone like you to fend for the boys, not like your predecessors. Initially thought you should have kept quiet and focus on the 2nd one, but now understand where you're coming from. Takes a man with "balls" to do what you have done. Proud to be South African. Now go and close the chapter like you guys have done in Yokohama!!!
Finally someone called out IRB for the inconsistencies we have all been moaning about for years. Couldn’t have come from a better place. Rassie you legend
Agree 100%, but you know we are going to come out of this looking like whingers. To be fair, I believe the Lions were the better team overall and deserved their win, but for the love of all things holy, can we finally get some referees who are actually decent????? Since Nigel Owens retired, we have been left with the absolute dregs.
Most fans are frustrated with in the anorthern and Southern hempisphere. Its a tough old job but it is so irritating in 1 game a guys higg tackles and its red/yellow and fine thats the law move on. But in another match just a peno. We just consistency. On the other hand i get tbat there are a million variables, different refs, good mood, bad mood, did the ref shoot their load that morning etc etc. So is it just part of the game and we have to accept?! I dont know
@@harrycowleshc I think the inconsistency is from game-to-game, which is inherent in any high speed contact sport officiated by different humans (American football, basketball, hockey). At a certain point, you need to accept that as the vagaries of sport. The problem here is that Rassie implied there was an inconsistency (and bias) within the single game & referee. His evidence were single plays here and there, but he is absolutely missing or ignoring similar missed / non-calls. There are dozens of borderline side entries, not supporting weight, not rolling away, etc that go unpenalized in every game because the game would take 3 hours if you stopped for every borderline ruck. We want refs to use some judgement because there are multiple factors involved in each decision / non-decision. In some cases, there were inconsistent errors (the advantage length). It was an acknowledged mistake - and those happen. But Rassie’s laundry list was nitpicking to show bias or unfair treatment, rather than natural human error. While there were a few legitimate questions, he hurt himself by making it a laundry list of nitpicky calls. By the end, it truly did feel like nitpicky whining by a guy to an audience that probably isn’t objective. But as an objective observer, it didn’t really improve my perception of him because of the “victim” card he attempted to play.
@@Karma-qt4ji I'd be interested to hear Nigel's response to this. I had the displeasure of having to listen to him enjoying the limelight and Will Greenwood commentating on this game and he was all rah rah rah go Lions.
@@americanbluesrugby6009 ahhh keep your mouth shut you silly boy.... it was shockingly unfair refereeing from Nick...admitted or not, its a joke...an absolute joke....!!! So go home you silly boy....trying to sound informed....pathetic...
Rassie makes some really good fucking points! Came here to just see what everyone (northern hemisphere) was complaining about, but he's got some pretty solid arguments here. Good for Rassie for releasing this
I'm Scottish, and I'm not sure anyone can justify why Hammish Watson didn't get at least a yellow. There are some people complaining in the comment section about Rassie Erasmus doing this, and TBH there needs to be a frank and open discussion about referring inconsistency in all of rugby, the easiest and most well-known example being the "Farrell Tackle" a tackle that if any other player done would see them off the pitch for 10 mins.
Well done former head coach Rassie. You inspire and your passion for rugby and the country is infectious. Do not ever back down. South Africa supports you.
As a Springbok fan, I read a few things about the video. I immediately thought “What have you done Rassie?”. I’ve played and watched rugby for all my life. I have never blamed a loss on a referee (except for that World Cup game against Australia). The Springboks are expected to just take all the bad decisions and be grateful that we’re allowed to play in the first place. (That was me being a tad hyperbolic). This video changed my mind. We can’t just sit back and take it anymore. I don’t know Rassie Erasmus personally, but I know enough of him to know that this wasn’t just some sore-loser petty rant. This needed to be said.
So taking what you said on board are you willing to take the consequences of your players in the 2nd test, cause World Rugby have seriously shirked the issue. ?
Shaun.... you couldn't have said it any better. SA has always been on the crap end of poor ref decisions, this didnt start with this test. We always had to dig deeper than any nation to be on top. New Zealand and England are famous for the media games... where they called out for that? I agree... I applaud Rassie for standing up to this treatment.
As an Irishman, I've got a lot of time for Rassie, even if he does think us Irish are soft! ;) Rassie makes some good points, the Lions got very lucky with some of the ref calls. I'm hoping for a cracking second test and hope the best team wins without unfair referee influence.
The only luck the Lions had was in not having "Rassie" as their coach. All he does is coach the Springboks to prevent other teams playing rugby and then moan when they get beaten by "inferior" teams like the Lions.
@@SNIPERG647 Did you even watch the video or the match for that matter? You clearly didn't because there is a clear discrepancy between advantage given and as for moving forward... Uhm yeah there was none
He's also in a better position in his current role to reply in the he has, I think he's perfectly welcome to bring up inconsistencies in how the rules are applied.
As a lions fan, this is a really interesting video. Some incredible points made that the ref got totally wrong. Some big questions to be answered - well done coach
@@leeofdoom4452 Why don't you make a video refuting each of these clips? You can title it "Couch expert Vs rugby world cup winning coach who knows the laws of the game"
It's always been this way. Rassie the first one to actually compile a highlight reel and talk about it openly. Important games we are refereed differently.
@@leeofdoom4452 ...interesting comment. Your point "Russie got a lot of these wrong" Well apparently so did the Ref. Yet here you crying about Rassie's comments...while you are "Doing" exactly what Rassie did? So that makes you the Hypocrite.
Well done Rassie! Every rugby lover in the world has waited for someone to step up and take on the management of world rugby. You have our full support and we respect you immensely. I had a lot of respect for you as a player and even more as head of SA rugby.
As a neutral from NZ I completely agree with Rassie here and have a massive respect for him to have the guts to make this video knowing full well he can get in trouble from World Rugby. The guy is an absolute legend who is extremely passionate about rugby and the Springboks. I am looking forward to another epic All Blacks vs Springboks test match in a couple of weeks
No! Just biased whinger after a loss, probably trying to save face. He is a disgrace to rugby. There are protocols to discuss things with refs between tests. To publicly castigate the ref (and get a lot wrong) is a disgrace st SA Rugby/
@@baileygilbert4766 Yip 3 solid RWC Final victories not one giving on a plate like the 2011 RWC in Auckland v France by Graig Joubert also not competing in the firsrt RWC 87 due to allowing politcs by the IRB in rugby.
I LOVE THIS. A long-awaited discussion that needed to be had. Clarity, understanding, and accountability are imperative in a sport that relies on so much interpretation in its officiating.
@@Keranofkri you’re probably right but I’m pretty sure many (if not all) Springbok coaches have been trying the softly, softly approach for decades to no avail … I say good on Rassie for having the balls to question refereeing integrity!
Some stuff needed to be said but not by a coach who is currently employed.....it sounds like sour grapes when coming from a non neutral and it did have a major effect on the next game in SA favour...kolbe had high tackle by nutting curry and took winger out the air but it was washed over to not offend.....gatland and rassie should shut their mouths and do the job they are supposed to do by preparing their team to play.....the constant 'the lions said' makes it sound more like sour grapes than when gatland moaned about SA tmo in SA game.
Got a feeling the blow back might be huge! But his critic and concerns are so on point, hard for world rugby to ignore, it's physically painful to watch. 12 years waiting to play the Lions, the occasion deserved better than Berry and co. dished up..
I remember watching a video about Graham Henry talking of him watching a replay of 2007 defeat of Kiwis against France and he said he saw something like 27 French infringements that cost them the game. He said he got so sick to his stomach that he nearly (or did, cant remember) puke. Its gut wrenching to see the poor referreeing. No wonder the Lions got in the front foot in the second half because they were not blown up...
Ja when that nz ref blew the Boks (strongest team in the competition) out of the 2011 world cup in the most one sided display of refereeing I have ever seen, world rugby did nothing and the asshole even got a promotion. This shows how serious they are about consistency and fairness. It's about brands and which brands can make them the most money. Right now lions are the most lucrative brand for them.
Looking forward to see how World Rugby responds. He does have points but so did many other coaches ( not Rugby directors) prior to this. They how ever did not go on social media with this approach. Agreed, there needs to be just and fair refereeing, but surely there is another approach to making your point. Remember when we were all lighties playng not just Rugby, that you never questioned the ref...
Man of Honor - always proudly South African. Thank you for being our voice and for fighting for what you believe in and love with such a passion. Respect to you Russie.
Thanks for going public on these issues. As a spectator I found these issues very frustrating, all we expect is a fair playing field otherwise it is a complete farce
Rugby needs this, we've all said at one stage someone has to take on the refs.. We've all lost games coz of bad calls.. We always say "the refs need to take responsibility, they need to be held accountable".. This is how every rugby team feels around the world.. Now someone has finally said what all rugby wants to say..
Rugby does not need this, do you know how hard it is to get people to go into officiating as it is let alone now we've set the precedent that you're allowed to bitch, moan and complain about every single missed call or call you felt was unfair. They are human in the middle of the park, Erasmus comes across as a child
@@scottwallace5239 you're right.. Rugby does not need this.. Literally every job on the planet needs it too.. Oh wait, thats already how jobs work.. Do the job or get out.. Just human? 😂 30 cameras, 360 view, spidercam, 6 referees, 9billion frames a second slomo, real time rewind and on and on.. Doesnt sound like its human error at all.. And its definitely NOT just one poor guy in the middle..
I don't know how Nic Berry sleeps at night! Nevermind the whole of Sunday! Absolutely shocking calls! His referee licence should be stripped and the IRB should make an example of him!
@@scottwallace5239 I think you missed the point, it’s not missed calls we’re talking about here but consistency we want … we’re all human and ultimately fallible, we know that, just give us consistency, consistency, consistency!
Dayyum! Rassie went to town on this one. England here, but I can't fault what he's saying. I'd like to see the "other way" video he mentioned, but I suspect it won't be anywhere near as lopsided in terms of poor calls as we've seen here. Boks were shafted. Hope it gets cleaned up and we have a worthy 2nd Test.
It was so one eyed it was embarrassing to watch, he just needs to shut his mouth really. He watched Ken Ownes holding the ball and moaned about it and the Faf clearly stands on Owens on the floor and he literally doesn't say a word about it. I could go through this game and come up with 20 infringements or incidents against the Lions but I wouldn't because I'm not a fucking idiot.
@@frenchfrench4514 Of course it was one-sided. Erasmus even says it is one-sided. You can pull up twenty examples the other way? Do it then. Erasmus actually invites you to do it, and acknowledges that you'll certainly find stuff. And that's what I also said in my post. Your video won't have so many examples, though, and none so blatantly lopsided.
Nick Mallet tried to raise these issues on Supersport after the game and John Smit stopped him by talking over him. Not good! It must be addressed in the media!! It’s time we as the world camps stop being ignored and start calling a spade a spade. Well done Rassie, you biscuit..
...careful now, calling a spade a spade is politically incorrect.... the term has been hijacked long ago to be interpreted as racial slur .... what a joke!
I’m A British lion fan & I missed a lot of these infringements on game day.. It’s shocking! You can’t argue with facts & something just ain’t right about this.. Does anyone know if it’s the same officials on Saturday?
this is nonsense. The bulk of these incidents are down to interpretation. If you cut eighty minutes of test rugby up, you will get 10s if not 100s of interpretative rulings, that - if framed insincerely and chosen selectively - can form a video like this. Not a video built on facts; a video built on opinion. This video is an embarrassment to the sport. A couple clear big calls (Watson's tackle for example) go the wrong way, and Rassie can't get over it. Cringe.
@@Alex-pt5no how do you not giving a yellow card to a person who picked a player up and almost droped him on his neck a problem of interpretation are saying the ref is blind because that is literly all that makes sence
@@Alex-pt5no it’s nonsense. Yes you can cut other stuff. But he stresssed hat was inexcusable. Side entry hit on lower limb. Spear tackle. And that Ccuuuunt vunipola picking kolbe of his back when he might have some neck spine injury. So this weekend don’t cry when it corne s back with interest.
As a lions fan Rassie made some very good points here, I do not think the refs decisions were intentionally against SA. However, the narrative of this clash caused the ref to not treating both sides fairly. Sours the win in my opinion.
None of this would've been an issue had Warren Garland not made the comment of Maruous Jonker being South African/biased. That's what really set off all this bs. Marius was too damn scared to even point things out to the ref (who was atrocious at spotting anything)... Even stuttering when talking on the mic. Unheard of from a guy who's been a TMO for decades. Warren tried to get a psychological edge by resorting to some underhanded psychological tactics, and Rassie came back with the biggest chess move he's seen yet, and is now using siege mentality, Afrikaaners Laager mentality to galvinize his team. Huge mistake from Gats
@bmhiscd1 we don't care. Lions tour happens every 12 years. Any tactic that gives us anything to needle on we'll take it. Remember propaganda is not about whether or not it's true, but rather how it makes people respond and behave. If Bok players think the ref and the world is against them, it'll be job well done by Rassie
@bmhiscd1 so trying to get one of our best payers in the world Faf De Klerk cited is NOT petty, suggesting the TMO is SA biased is not petty. You can't slap someone and spit in their face and complain when they punch your teeth out. We didn't start this, Gats did. Save that sanctimonious stuff for the church folks
Rassie, great video! I always respected you and now even more! You did the right thing making this video and I know how you feel. We supporting you all the way here in Shanghai China!
Some beautiful sarcasm mixed in amongst a very educational analysis of the game. Love it. Nobody can say that Rassie isn’t an asset to World Rugby. We need characters like Rassie in our game. Wears his heart on his sleeve, fights for his players, has great passion, courage and quite clearly knows the game. In years to come, he will go down as a legend and one of the instrumental figures in transforming the Springboks into a machine that represents all South Africans.
I thank God! We have suffered many such blatant disrespect from refs especially English in the past years with our leaders and coaches just taking it on the chin. You are a MAN! Rassie! BRING IT ON BOKKE!!!
Somewhere in deepest darkest NZ, Bryce Lawrence is thanking his lucky stars Rassie wasn't in the picture a few years back. This was an incredible and exhaustive analysis to watch!
@@yyzish5032 I watched it all. He mentioned a couple of things his team got penalised for but not a single thing they got away with. Sad and desperate stuff. I never would have expected this from a South African coach
@@yyzish5032 he claims a division, not I, Several times he states that the ref was inconsistent in his application of the laws, alledging that his team were treated differently. He doesn't once say that both teams got away with breaking the laws.
@@yyzish5032 I think I get it, your saying Rassie is only pointing out the ref failings that effected South Africa, not denying the same happened to the lions and I am committing the fallacy of division by suggesting that is what he is doing. But he said the ref was applying the law inconsistently and frequently implied South Africa didn't get away with the same things as the lions by saying things like " we would of done the same if we knew it was allowed" Complaining about lions getting away with players in at the side and suggesting his team didn't get away with it when his own video clips include several examples of Bock's doing the very same thing shows how full of shit he is.
Pathetic shroud waving. I’m expecting Ali G to turn up any minute and ask “iz it coz I iz black?” No, nothing to do with what country or continent you are from. Bad losers and their brain injured coaches I guess?
The bias against the Springboks is no longer surprising. I clearly remember right after the recent WC the Europeans(excluding the French) were loudly discussing proposing laws to kill off the bomb squad.
We had some though calls but that is not the reason we lost, lions were dominant in the 2nd half and we might be struggling from match fitness. Go watch the world cup final web had many calls go our way and rightly so as we have been on the wrong side of refs more often. We need to man up physically the 2nd test and take the ref out of the game
@@johnnypickles5256 What happened in the world cup final is your team got their panties pulled down, mate. Like every game there were some good decisions and some bad, for and against both sides, but as a general rule, you lost the game because you had no answer to the Bok team. Are you sure you aren't just butt hurt because like so many England fans you thought you just needed to take the pitch and the trophy would be handed to you? For the record, all we want is a fair contest. We most likely would have lost anyway, but let's level the playing fields first.
Baie dankie Rassie, iemand moes al alnkal uitgepraat het oor onpartydigheid in wedstryde. Die snaakse ding is dit is nie altyd ons SA spanne wat daardeur geraak word nie, maar ook ander spanne.
Notice how people say Rassie is being sour but they don't argue against his points. They have to call him sour cause they can't fault his talking points regarding these poor on-field calls.
@@CalB33 Calls go against you sometimes - 100% correct - not almost every call through out the game!! No Conspiracy - just typical of World Rugby and how the view the springboks - Just look at the first match against the AB in the 2019 WC - same thing!
@@CalB33 I never said it was a conspiracy. I don't see how I'm whining. I'm just making an observation that Rassie's character is being criticised whilst his points in his explanatory video aren't. The bone of contention is not whether Rassie is whining. The bone of contention is whether this is the standard of refereeing we should accept in our sport. Rassie says no and I agree with him.
God bless Rassie Erasmus!! Absolute legend. Bokke, let's build on last week's performance and do this thing later today and hopefully clinch the series!!! 🇿🇦
We absolutely need more of this. Not unsupported moaning... ACTUAL CLIPS AND SOLID EFFIDENCE. As a developer, I've actually wanted to start a website before where footage of ALL incorrect decisions are made clear for each game, with incorrect counts, subsequent ref ratings etc.... a public driven site like for example Superbru, but one that could grow and gain credibility and eventually maybe make these extreme inconsistencies clear for everyone to see. I am so so glad Rassie did this, I have even more respect for him now. Why should an unfair system be above the law and untouchable? That makes no sense and just breeds a big boss mafia system. Equality all around, transparency, and freedom of speech.
Feel for you having to do this. (Lions Supporter). However ref was inconsistent at best. Not great help from line or TMO. Pity, as two great teams with great characters who have much respect for one another who tried all the tricks in the trade on top of their outstanding skills, to get the job done. SA got too many bad calls which makes the win 'less attractive'. Good luck in the next match and lets hope the game is refereed with consistency.
Thank you for the comments. I must say, I have lost a lot of respect for the Lions. Used to hold them in high regard. Not this outfit. Seems Gatland wants to win at all cost. I have lost respect for him too. They were disrespectful and shameful in their conduct on Saturday.
You are probably the only one in the Isles seeing this. About halfway through the second half got so fed up with the ref that I started to look for his mistakes rather than watching the rugby. Not a good idea. Maybe its time al four refs have equal say in the game. Why waste the other three's skills/time if the referreeing can be top notch like in American football.
Thank you Rassie for taking the tinme to compile this video. It was quite long, but i did find it enlightening. First off - i am Scottish - so lets just put it out there. 2nd. - What a fantastic coach you are for SA. i just loved the twist on the water boy! Master stroke. All these people who said you should not do this... WHY? 3rd. - Referee and TMO sadly influence games now. More than I would like. We play in an era of replays, slow motion and multiple viewings, and that is so harsh for the officials. i do not like to discuss their impact, it is on the day as they see it. Some you win, some you lose. i think SA lost the first test decisions - for whatever reasons. Being scottish, I will agree here with others Hamish should have been yellow carded. No discussion. I was shocked when he was not. That COULD have made some difference. I think the fact he is not even in the 23 for 2nd test shows Gatlin knew that also. All these discussions and arguments. But. At the end of the day, we saw a close physical encounter between 2 great sides. 4 small nations against 1 big one. Ba ba Touring side against World Champions. what fantastic entertainment. i do believe the Boks will come back to take the 2nd. i am not happy that Gatlin has decided to try and close the series out with experienced heads who will play defensively and not play exciting rugby. But then - i am a fan - not a coach. So what do i know? All i DO know, is that this series has created so much buzz for me and my 14 year old son. So much discussion and analysis on the situation. Love it. You should know here in the UK, we are not blind to how officials can influence games. Its kind of sad that now becomes part of the captain (and coach) job to influence. Lastly, fair play for taking the time to explain your thinking and actions re officiating. My take on the series is simple. we know all the background factors. they change all the time. on the field, there should be no excuses. if you are better, you should win. Whichever side this is. Pray no controversial decisions for 2nd test, and lets play. If it goes to a third, then hell yeah - bring on the decider. In this time of troubles and covid complications, we all need these clashes. To live for. SOULFIRER
Well, think about it, if you dont give Hamish a well deserved yellow which was for all to see except Berry, doesnt it speak volumes how this ref approached the game in general - anti-Bok?
I agree with a lot you said. As an ardent Bok supporter. I fully understand that Rassie is basically doing what Gatland pre-match did last week. I was furios about the loss last week, and like Rassie I am a firm believer in fairness. I want to see Rugby win. I hope the Boks channel all this energy into the next two games, and show their metal on the field as this is becoming like WWE now. My coach used to say that you mustn't talk much. Let your play do the talking on the field. That is where it matters.
This was very informative, well said and thought out. This is what the Director of Rugby should be doing, while the Head Coach focuses on the game of hand.
I'm glad that at least my eyes didn't deceive me during the game. I could see the clean-outs from the side, the pulling-back of Mapimpi, Kolbe played in the air, Duhan receiving the ball in an offside position, Duhan lifting Mapimpi's legs and that skew lineout. And yes, Watson should've had a yellow as Beast got a yellow for that in the QF against Japan. The legs went past the horisontal. All these transgressions could be seen live, without a TMO. Rassie really stuck his neck out here, but I respect him for it. I have no idea how this will affect the series.
I agree totally. During the game I started to doubt my knowledge of the rules and didn't know what to think after the game. Now it's clearly placed in perspective by the greatest coach and former Springbok Rassie Erasmus 🇿🇦🏉
So you didn't see the saffas not holding their weight in the rucks and diving in a downwards trayectory? Didn't you see the high tackles? Or fafs knock on, never even shown on tmo. As for the tackles, fafs was nothing and Watsons was do soft he sang a lullaby on way down. If you lot ever play rugby league you'd be crying, can't believe all this moaning
Well done Rassie, thanks for this great dissection and that you stand up for the Springboks. We really played excellent and was not rewarded at all. Secondly we where treated like shut. Thanks for viewing this out and because of this I have the world's respect for you.👍😉😌
It was utterly disrespectful the way Siya was dismissed by the Refs... respect to Siya for not playing the Race card, though I almost feel that is what's happening here.
True! As I watched it, I actually felt sad. I initially asked but why didn't Siya challenge the ref in Saturday's match( apologies), and then I saw this clip. 'Sorry Siya'.
This aged like fine wine. Well done Rassie. I believed you leveled the playing field. Now all the teams received horrible calls in the WC 2023. And now they want to complain while they criticized you when you made this. Good for you!
Thanks Rassie, my wife always giving me nonsense that I complain about the refs when we lose. We're watching this tonight, even if I sleep on the couch a bit these things need to be said 😆. It's not just me.
You can see Rassie's line of thinking here - he's making the pundits and the writers and the talking heads discuss HIS antics. If you watch Chasing the Sun, you will see what a big deal the constant criticism had on the mental state of the players - that whole thing about le Roux telling Rassie not to field him because he was just inundated with social media criticism. Rassie is now squarely taking centre stage - notice how all the rugby sites are talking about Rassie's madcap antics and NOT talking about Kwagga's weakness under the high ball, or how the replacement front row wasn't up to snuff, or the fact that the Springboks got bullied at mauls. Rassie is directly putting himself in the firing line and allowing his players to just focus on their game before the potential decider this weekend. Absolutely brilliant.
Brilliant point! All I was thinking was that the audio was great and that in Chasing Of Sun Rassie motivates the boys by making an enemy out of them. No doubt he will use this to put venom in their veins and get the Boks riled up. I really hate the fact the ref pretty much discarded whatever Kolisi said and treated him in a condescending manner. Going to be one hellava test…… and hopefully fair
Unprecedented whinging. It's actually pathetic seeing a head coach recording a 1hr plus video piece like this. This has to be nipped in the bud before it sets a precedent.
Consistency, respect, and no favouritism, is what SA Rugby fans want. Well done on bringing this out, and even better that Everybody can see and understand. Hats off to you for bringing this out
This is not the first time refs are discriminating against the Springboks..seen it hundreds of times.. Well done to Rassie for saying enough is enough and asking the questions that needs answers!
The only team the boys don't get away with murder against is the kiwi's A stronger ref in the RWC semi final and wales would be reigning champs and not the boks
Every Pacific island team should release a video like this after any of their games against a tier 1 country. It will be at least 4 hours long. Fortunately SAF is a big enough country and world cup winners that they won't just be dismissed out of hand. Good on Rassie for taking this risk though as the frustration levels have probably reached a point where many fans are turning away from the game.
Nope they hate south Africa just as much as you feel they hate the Pacific islander teams. And now after the world cup every single country is complaining about the referees while criticized Rassie for this video. I have no sympathy for them in any way.
BIG respect to Rassie, he called out so many errors without making it personal, based on facts. What a world we'll be living in if he gets sanctioned for telling the truth because he was ignored when he did follow the chain of command. Rassie you legend.
@@johnnypickles5256 you seem to be in the absolute minority with that opinion. Have a scroll to see how many Lions supporters empathise with this. That's the cool thing about rugby, and what makes it (for me) a gentleman's game still. Respect and honour.
@@johnnypickles5256 you are cleery bias the word bollocks confirmed it I am South African but am fine with lions whinning a fair game and we just found the problem be being said also have to say that it is not the lions fault
What an awesome video. I saw 50% of this during the game but it takes real rugby knowledge to see it all. I can't imagine the frustration of the coaching staff on the day. Big up to you Rassie for calling this out! All we want is a fair game.
I like that this video might spur some action on world rugby's part, and I understand why Rassie comes across sore, but I can't get over the fact that it's like a child who loses on Sports Day. These kinds of mistakes happened vice versa, the ref missed SA infringements too. These kinds of mistakes happen in every game, six nations, aus vs pumas, literally everything. I like this in the sense that it goes through in such fine detail over an important game, but I do feel this kind of thing could come after the series. I do feel it's been tainted by all this media slander and nit picky behaviour; play the rugby, the better team will win. There are so many points to be made over the last decade of referee decisions having a large contribution to the game, I just think why choose this exact moment to start moaning about it, and use the justification of 'Gatland asked if Faf should have a red instead of a yellow', or 'i wonder if the TMO appointment will have an effect on the game'. You can't have it both ways Rassie, cant complain about it then go and do what you've complained about 10x over. I'm British and have tried to be unbiased but that's my take, any thoughts?
Brilliant video Rassie - well said and evidence shown. Can we now have consistent refereeing in the next 2 tests? The pressures off the boys with these video - so well played! All eyes on the referee for the weekend
The one thing you should never do is to be cheated and you say nothing. I'm with Rassie on this and I hope the second test is the most phyiscal encounter the Lions ever saw. Clean, hard and memorable rugby that the Springboks win. That's how to fix this.
@bmhiscd1 bullshit, there were clear and obvious infringements that could swing a game, especially a tight one. You are one track minded if you believe that the officials got all the calls correct. Sure there will be the human element but obvious inconsistencies and turning a blind eye to clear offenses is unjustifiable.
@bmhiscd1 Look in which half the majority of the penalties that were not given were. Hard to ignore that the Lions' sudden advantage in the second half had nothing to do with the dodgy calls by the match officials. Not saying that there weren't dodgy calls that went unnoticed in the first half. Calling SA a salty bunch after crying over the first game for two weeks is also hypocritical, don't you think?
@bmhiscd1 I'd say you're looking through rose tinted glasses because you want to believe the colonisesr and co. are a better team than what they actually are.
The very first time Rassie caught my attention was when he was innovating methods of communicating to the Free State rugby team from the roof of the Bloemfontein rugbystadium. I took a liking to him then because he is not afraid to put himself out there. (Western Province Supporter) Interpreting the rules and realising that he can carry water onto the field and provide guidance to his team like any head coach would LOVE to do during a game shows that he is constantly working at how to innovate within the framework provided by the rules of the game. To consider this video a plain old rant is WAY too superficial. What Rassie has done here is more than that. He has brought into the open what has been festering for too long. As South Africans we have been vexxed with this anomaly for decades now. Why are referees sometimes so blatantly inconsistent? We are super proud of the Springboks. We like that other countries respect our team for the physicality and heart they bring to the field but we loathe that we are branded as being underhanded dirty players. Rassie is clearly depicting that - although we aren't without fault - we are trying to play the game by the book yet we seem to get the short end of the stick more often than we should. Now we know why. The inconsistency comes from behind the scenes. What is agreed to prior to the game is not consistently metered out on the field. Our boys re trying to comply not only with the letter of the law but even with the whims of the interpretation of the adjudicators of that law. And even then we are left standing, wondering why the law applies to us but not our opponents. The crux of this is about equality and respect. both teams want to be treated equally. Both teams want to be respected. This requires the referees to be consistent but above all: It requires World Rugby to be consistent and a heck of a lot more transparent. Rassie has just put himself out there yet again to innovate and bring transparency to millions of South African supporters who now have a much better understanding of what he has to deal with. I am heartened by commentors on this thread from England, Ireland and Scotland. (might have missed the Welshman) who watched the game and agreed on the points highlighted by Rassie. I am sure they can also recall many games of their own teams with referee calls that left them shocked. I am sure they too would like to watch rugby where the teams respect each other, the referees respect the team captains and the game being refereed with consistency. After all, it will make the beautiful game of rugby even more enjoyable to watch. So, to all in a huff because Rassie did what others before him didn't dare to do - Tough Luck. To all those thinking this is just sour grapes - Please delve deeper. To all those in agreement - Thank you! And to all those who LOVE rugby, know that you will always find a kindred spirit in every South African who will cheer, laugh, swear, cry, sing and celebrate alongside you. Even if our team lost. Because we love rugby and a good game won, commands our respect.
Rassie you have a place in my heart. And your emotional intelligence is off scale my brother. You did the right thing. In the right way. And that's how all of us need to learn how to protest. Effectively.
Good man Rassie. Appreciate your passion and that you actually care. The northerners won't get this but that's their issue. Good luck for the weekend. Let's level this.
This is moaning, its ok to care, but this is dribble. Have your team ever lost a game in rugby where you could not do a video saying poor us. Its the nature of the game, you dont always get all the calls, and sometimes it feels unfair, it balances out. This is just stoking up attitudes with supporters that are not balanced, the better team won on the day quite clearly. SA need to turn up in the second half and the game was theirs.
@@davidroseitg HAHAHAHAHA the better team won are you blind? This isn't moaning these clips are evidence of egregious officiating. Lions would have lost that game if just one OF the penalties were called correctly/consistently. Take your pick. There's about three clear yellow cards in the entire game. Keep in mind that Gatland complained about this in the SAA game. You've got your head up your ass bro.
@@wpdaffue3966 then be bold and point out which one of Rassies concerns were unfounded? He was still being polite. Some of these things were so blatant that you might even have a case for match fixing. The crowds usually point out these poor officiating decisions, but hey when no one is watching lets chance our arms. The blatant bias and obvious infringements lets the hair on my neck stand upright. His officiating was at schoolboy level my guy. And that is being generous. One or two marginal calls are acceptable and understandable and human but this is just plain dodgy guy and goes beyond ‘sour grapes’...rugby lost out here
@@eti-om2gh couldn't have said it any better tjom. These Lions supporters are so fucking delusional it's actually scary. We can all accept marginal calls even if we won we'd still be calling out the bad officiating.
@@dussilver5712 Yeah, I hope so too. There is also lots of people saying this video is salty and all but I am pretty sure he sent a similar video to WR so what's wrong with this. Saying that, refs were a big problem in the 6N so let's hope it doesn't spill into these last 2 tests.
Yeah! As long as the nasty, violent, eye-gouging side of Springbok rugby doesn't rear it's head due to this blatant incitement of this sickening display, we might get a decent game of Rugby!
@@oldmanwillyboy2786 yes and I hope no sh-t stirring and off side head butting by the likes of BOD and 99 calls eather. Yes then you are correct, we may get a decent game and OH SORRY equal application of laws and advantage calls by the ref. MORON
Rassie I have always had huge respect for you as a player, a coach and now even more as a director of Rugby and the fact that you had the balls to do this, what you showed here needs to be shown to the Rugby world this is not the first, Nigel Owens our game aganst Aus in World Cup.
Rassie Erasmus!!!... If you close your eyes and just visualize it for a moment, you will start to hear it echo. Rassie Erasmus! Erasmus!! Erasmus!!!. A great name that echo's long after you've left the field or the building... or the match has been played. World rugby has never seen such honor bestowed on the Waterboy until now. Keep up the good work Rassie as a fellow waterboy it means everything to us.
Finally, someone has come out to call out the obvious inconsistent calls. Rassie is great for rugby as a whole. He actually has the balls to call out the BS. The sideshow was started by Gatland, Rassie just asked for fair play.
Thanks for the educational review Rassie. You helped me understand interpretations of rules I was genuinely not aware of. Looking to the future I hope both sides walk away with a clearer understanding and just like any other industry improve all round on delivering a product. Good luck to the British Lion's and the Bokke. Love your work. Go Bokke!
Rassie you've nailed it all we want is fairness,consistency with the same respect you could clearly see the ref favoured the lions no question about it! The did respect toward Siya agitates me..So Mr Ref and World Rugby please explain ..!
@@DanA-fk6tl The Lions are playing a depleted springbok squad. If Duane Vermuelen and RG Snyman were playing the Lions would get hit hard, and they know it. Full strength bok squad would rip the lions a new arsehole mate.
I watched this match with my 11 yr old daughter. Even she screamed at the ref during the game. I don't know what it is folk have against SA Rugby - but it's no longer a joke. The world NEEDS the Springboks. Well done Rassie for calling this out. It's time someone takes a stand.
SHORT CUTS:
Water Boy -> 1:15
Referee Mistakes -> 3:00
Marius Jonker -> 4:44
Nick Berry -> 7:40
Social Media (Twitter) -> 11:44
Fairness for Both Teams -> 12:55
Clip 1 Late Tackle on Faf De Klerk -> 15:33
Clip 2 Curry from the side: -> 16:19
Clip 3 Holding Mapimpi Back -> 17:26
Clip 4 Refs showing Kolisi Away -> 19:47
Clip 5 Difference in tackle techniques -> 21:49
Clip 6 Tip Tackle on Willie Le Roux -> 24:13
Clip 7 Tip Tackle & Offside on Mapimpi -> 27:14
Clip 8 Advantage times between teams -> 28:47
Clip 9 Laws Stopping Smit from rolling away -> 31:02
Clip 10 1 Lion player not rolling away -> 31:57
Clip 11 Bigger & Price not rolling away -> 32:57
Clip 12 Lions offside -> 33:40
Clip 13 Lions Player not rolling away -> 34:14
Clip 14 Laws seals off the ball -> 35:07
Clip 15 Curry offside & Cleaning player -> 35:55
Clip 16 Alun Wyn Jones playing ball on the ground / Coming from the side -> 38:17
Clip 17 Maro Itoje Holding ball to ground -> 38:28
Clip 18 Smit not lifting the ball -> 40:47
Clip 19 Trevor Nyakane Hand on the ball -> 41:14
Clip 20 Nick Berry agrees wrong offside call on his part -> 41:35
Clip 21 3 Lions players offside -> 42:10
Clip 22 Lion player in front of the kicker -> 43:57
Clip 23 When ripping the ball is allowed -> 44:55
champ! :)
Any clips of SA players not rolling away etc? Oh right yes because that didn't happen
@@tallshort1849 He acknowledges it in the video you absolute dunce. He even calls out his own players but in the same breath asks why when the boks do it do they get penalized and when the Lions do it they DON'T. Maybe watch the video.
You are doing Jaco Johan's work here
@@tallshort1849 Do your own homework. He says himself for you lit to do it. It just proves world rugby has a problem with referees..
This video is actually totally legit. It should be done after each test to make refs actually accountable for the calls they make. If that's too much, then the rules should be simplified.... overdue
Agree Liam, according to the ex-Scottish coach; who’s name I forget, said that this is usually done by coaches after a test.
Ref’ing very poor.
Well I’m British and during the match even I could see the refereeing was totally inconsistent and did appear to be biased against the springboks. Good video.
also appeared to be extremely biased yesterday towards sa
Of course you are 🤥
Much respect to you ✌️💪👏
Thanks for your honesty! That’s what rugby needs!
Please share comment on rugbypass🤣, ur countrymen think we were nagging
In a previous comment I mentioned that I don’t know Rassie Erasmus personally. The guy is so passionate about SA rugby that he is willing to put his career on the line. He knows that complaining about refs will put him in the firing line from everywhere. But he is so passionate that he doesn’t even care. What a guy. He is the person you want in your corner
He is Donald Trump...Complete with alter ego.
@@deselby6669 ag fokof
I don't think Rassie is too worried dude. You have any ideas how many club teams or international teams would want him as a coach? This oke could walk into any rugby organisation and lead it well.
Yes and so he pull us out from a deep dark hole...
@@deselby6669 he is a white south African. What did you expect???
That water-boy is going places.
Most knowledgeable Waterboy I can think of
Legendary comment boet!
I laughed so hard
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Ngl best comment here 🤣
Thank you Mr Erasmus , thank you , Thank you ! Finally , we have someone who actually cares deeply about our Nation and her Jersey ,who is prepared to put himself in the firing line to see justice ... I salute you Sir ! Thank you . May God continue to provide you with strength and wisdom .
think so lol
WG only asked World Rugby why there wasn’t a neutral replacement TMO… reasonable question
Legit anyone could pick apart a match and make the other team look bad
Totally agreed Marc. Good on you Rassie. IRB sghuold be ashamed of themselves for taking they action they did. Personaaly I feel there is a surreptitious opposition against The Springboks.
So this is a rant according to PlanetRugby and other UK media outlets? They clearly need to open a dictionary and look up the word "rant," because nothing about this fits that definition. Sure there are things I may not agree with, but nothing about this qualifies as a rant. He's super respectful and provides evidence for his points. He's clear and composed.
The British media and rugby fans are idiots. Proven over and over again
@@bensenzo It’s not the British Media or the fans, World Rugby have called Rassie in to explain this hour long whinge on UA-cam, quite rightly to, it’s an embarrassment to the Springboks
@@willscott2409 how was it a whinge? And where do you get that it's an embarassment to the boks?
@@willscott2409 The referee was an embarrassment to rugby
@@bensenzo Have you ever heard any other international rugby coach spend an hour on UA-cam dissecting every part of the game and moaning about how they felt hard done by… I don’t think so… He sounds like a spoiled child
Rassie you're a brave man! We needed someone like you to fend for the boys, not like your predecessors. Initially thought you should have kept quiet and focus on the 2nd one, but now understand where you're coming from. Takes a man with "balls" to do what you have done. Proud to be South African. Now go and close the chapter like you guys have done in Yokohama!!!
Top comment!
Boks please don't let Rassie down keep your physical clean play let them do the dirty work...
Look carefully Willie's legs was higher/past Faff's head 🤔and he cals that a bit of a leg lift? 🤔 🤔 🤔
Also look how red 15trips green 11🤔🤔🤔
His body language, attitude and harsh calls towards the Boks was just Horrible Period
Finally someone called out IRB for the inconsistencies we have all been moaning about for years. Couldn’t have come from a better place. Rassie you legend
Agree 100%, but you know we are going to come out of this looking like whingers. To be fair, I believe the Lions were the better team overall and deserved their win, but for the love of all things holy, can we finally get some referees who are actually decent????? Since Nigel Owens retired, we have been left with the absolute dregs.
Most fans are frustrated with in the anorthern and Southern hempisphere.
Its a tough old job but it is so irritating in 1 game a guys higg tackles and its red/yellow and fine thats the law move on. But in another match just a peno. We just consistency. On the other hand i get tbat there are a million variables, different refs, good mood, bad mood, did the ref shoot their load that morning etc etc. So is it just part of the game and we have to accept?! I dont know
@@harrycowleshc I think the inconsistency is from game-to-game, which is inherent in any high speed contact sport officiated by different humans (American football, basketball, hockey). At a certain point, you need to accept that as the vagaries of sport.
The problem here is that Rassie implied there was an inconsistency (and bias) within the single game & referee. His evidence were single plays here and there, but he is absolutely missing or ignoring similar missed / non-calls. There are dozens of borderline side entries, not supporting weight, not rolling away, etc that go unpenalized in every game because the game would take 3 hours if you stopped for every borderline ruck. We want refs to use some judgement because there are multiple factors involved in each decision / non-decision.
In some cases, there were inconsistent errors (the advantage length). It was an acknowledged mistake - and those happen. But Rassie’s laundry list was nitpicking to show bias or unfair treatment, rather than natural human error.
While there were a few legitimate questions, he hurt himself by making it a laundry list of nitpicky calls. By the end, it truly did feel like nitpicky whining by a guy to an audience that probably isn’t objective. But as an objective observer, it didn’t really improve my perception of him because of the “victim” card he attempted to play.
@@Karma-qt4ji I'd be interested to hear Nigel's response to this. I had the displeasure of having to listen to him enjoying the limelight and Will Greenwood commentating on this game and he was all rah rah rah go Lions.
@@americanbluesrugby6009 ahhh keep your mouth shut you silly boy.... it was shockingly unfair refereeing from Nick...admitted or not, its a joke...an absolute joke....!!! So go home you silly boy....trying to sound informed....pathetic...
Rassie makes some really good fucking points! Came here to just see what everyone (northern hemisphere) was complaining about, but he's got some pretty solid arguments here. Good for Rassie for releasing this
I feel like crying...
I'm Scottish, and I'm not sure anyone can justify why Hammish Watson didn't get at least a yellow.
There are some people complaining in the comment section about Rassie Erasmus doing this, and TBH there needs to be a frank and open discussion about referring inconsistency in all of rugby, the easiest and most well-known example being the "Farrell Tackle" a tackle that if any other player done would see them off the pitch for 10 mins.
Ignorance. Nice look.
@@gin878 On you definitely!
Are you related to that sturgeon creature 🤮
And a 6 week ban
@@borrisbunion939 gotta love that fragile English ego, say one bad thing about an otherwise great English player "you must be a scottish nationalist"
This was more entertaining to watch than the actual game
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For true brother.
Well done former head coach Rassie.
You inspire and your passion for rugby and the country is infectious.
Do not ever back down. South Africa supports you.
I'd love for Nic Berry to see this, but he's probably still asleep...
"He was asleep, it was 5pm in the afternoon, that's fine" - gotta love Rassie
🤣😂 for those who missed it. It's at 8:48
Still sleeping from the kickoff
Honestly I feel like this whole tour has been bought. I mean even a amateur ref would see those mistakes
He sleeps at 5pm it seems no wonder he was asleep during the game
Gatland: See how I put the TMO under pressure before a test... Rassie: Hold my beer...
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Indeed. I don't think we'll see a whistle blown in this match...
Thats what I thought! or "World Rugby.. catch this grenade..."
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Hold his beer ? He can't even hold his water.
As a Springbok fan, I read a few things about the video. I immediately thought “What have you done Rassie?”. I’ve played and watched rugby for all my life. I have never blamed a loss on a referee (except for that World Cup game against Australia). The Springboks are expected to just take all the bad decisions and be grateful that we’re allowed to play in the first place. (That was me being a tad hyperbolic). This video changed my mind. We can’t just sit back and take it anymore. I don’t know Rassie Erasmus personally, but I know enough of him to know that this wasn’t just some sore-loser petty rant. This needed to be said.
Spot on!!
Well said....I call from 2 refs..Rugby has big money
Australia.. Never forget
So taking what you said on board are you willing to take the consequences of your players in the 2nd test, cause World Rugby have seriously shirked the issue. ?
Shaun.... you couldn't have said it any better. SA has always been on the crap end of poor ref decisions, this didnt start with this test. We always had to dig deeper than any nation to be on top. New Zealand and England are famous for the media games... where they called out for that? I agree... I applaud Rassie for standing up to this treatment.
As an Irishman, I've got a lot of time for Rassie, even if he does think us Irish are soft! ;) Rassie makes some good points, the Lions got very lucky with some of the ref calls. I'm hoping for a cracking second test and hope the best team wins without unfair referee influence.
Well said.
Champ
Totally agree, the match officials just need to do the same for both teams.
Agree, those moments Rassie pointes out are also happening on the other side of the pitch.
The only luck the Lions had was in not having "Rassie" as their coach. All he does is coach the Springboks to prevent other teams playing rugby and then moan when they get beaten by "inferior" teams like the Lions.
Learnt more about rugby in this hour than ever. Legend. Love the boks passion and morals for the game, on and off the pitch.
Morals? Criticising a referee on social media before a game the ref has to be involved in due to covid?
Brings the game into disrepute!
@@leeofdoom4452 He should've been consistent 🤷🏽♀️
@@leeofdoom4452 lions fans salty asf
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As a Fijian, I'm really impressed with what Mr Erasmus picked out. Wish we had coaches like that in our 15's team
8 second advantage vs 23 second advantage was just baffling from the ref
Advantage is not and has never been granted in time. Its called Advantage
Yeah I was like... what the hell just happened... while watching the game. It was that blatant and I'm not even gonna start on that spear tackle
What a stupid response. If anything, that says how well south Africa moved forward. You have no clue what you talking about
@@SNIPERG647 Did you even watch the video or the match for that matter? You clearly didn't because there is a clear discrepancy between advantage given and as for moving forward... Uhm yeah there was none
Exactly!
I'm really grateful for Rassie. In the past only the fans spoke about these biases facing SA...atleast now we have it addressed from the top.
He's also in a better position in his current role to reply in the he has, I think he's perfectly welcome to bring up inconsistencies in how the rules are applied.
Yes, if South Africa had not been unfairly refereed in the last 20 years South Africa would have won everything. This is terrible!
As a lions fan, this is a really interesting video. Some incredible points made that the ref got totally wrong. Some big questions to be answered - well done coach
You've been manipulated, Rassie has a lot of these wrong, or he's lying after being explained to by the refs why his opinion is wrong.
@@leeofdoom4452 Why don't you make a video refuting each of these clips? You can title it "Couch expert Vs rugby world cup winning coach who knows the laws of the game"
@@leeofdoom4452 take off your eye patch bro!
It's always been this way. Rassie the first one to actually compile a highlight reel and talk about it openly. Important games we are refereed differently.
@@leeofdoom4452 ...interesting comment. Your point "Russie got a lot of these wrong" Well apparently so did the Ref. Yet here you crying about Rassie's comments...while you are "Doing" exactly what Rassie did? So that makes you the Hypocrite.
Well done Rassie! Every rugby lover in the world has waited for someone to step up and take on the management of world rugby. You have our full support and we respect you immensely.
I had a lot of respect for you as a player and even more as head of SA rugby.
As a neutral from NZ I completely agree with Rassie here and have a massive respect for him to have the guts to make this video knowing full well he can get in trouble from World Rugby.
The guy is an absolute legend who is extremely passionate about rugby and the Springboks. I am looking forward to another epic All Blacks vs Springboks test match in a couple of weeks
Rassie needs to take over world rugby - he clearly has the game at the heart of what he does.
No! Just biased whinger after a loss, probably trying to save face. He is a disgrace to rugby. There are protocols to discuss things with refs between tests. To publicly castigate the ref (and get a lot wrong) is a disgrace st SA Rugby/
He already take over the Rugby world 🌍 as a coach because he lead South Africa 🇿🇦 to a Rugby World Cup win 🏆 in 2019.
@@baileygilbert4766 Yip 3 solid RWC Final victories not one giving on a plate like the 2011 RWC in Auckland v France by Graig Joubert also not competing in the firsrt RWC 87 due to allowing politcs by the IRB in rugby.
It was 5pm and Nick said he was asleep, we understand that 😅😅😅
Well, he was asleep during the Test match as well. Easy to understand...
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Yes he needs to wake up and stop with the selective viewing
He was asleep 24 hours before Sunday as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big ups from our SA Director. As a young coach, I applaud you. Huge respect and much love. You guys do us proud.
Respect your refs more than this guy!
it's always been SA against the world, they can't take it that SA was, is and always will be the best RUGBY TEAM in the world
That last bit with Rassie popping the whiteboard markers top!!!
Legend!!!
@ DC Kidson Could have had someone's eye out.
Not a mic drop ... a pen pop!!
I think he was struggling not to drop F-bombs and P-bombs for an hour straight. I feel sorry for whoever was in conversation with him afterwards 🤣
I LOVE THIS. A long-awaited discussion that needed to be had. Clarity, understanding, and accountability are imperative in a sport that relies on so much interpretation in its officiating.
Well said!
Ja but it's just so school girl like. We are truelly coming across as bitching
@@Keranofkri you’re probably right but I’m pretty sure many (if not all) Springbok coaches have been trying the softly, softly approach for decades to no avail … I say good on Rassie for having the balls to question refereeing integrity!
Some stuff needed to be said but not by a coach who is currently employed.....it sounds like sour grapes when coming from a non neutral and it did have a major effect on the next game in SA favour...kolbe had high tackle by nutting curry and took winger out the air but it was washed over to not offend.....gatland and rassie should shut their mouths and do the job they are supposed to do by preparing their team to play.....the constant 'the lions said' makes it sound more like sour grapes than when gatland moaned about SA tmo in SA game.
Well now RE needs to explain to World Rugby why he put this rant out on UA-cam … 🤷🏼♂️
Im a lions fan....and I say God bless this man! Absolute entertainment!
Got a feeling the blow back might be huge! But his critic and concerns are so on point, hard for world rugby to ignore, it's physically painful to watch. 12 years waiting to play the Lions, the occasion deserved better than Berry and co. dished up..
There should not have been SA referee's involved thats a failing of world rugby. Thats what this whole drama came about due to. Stupid IMO
I remember watching a video about Graham Henry talking of him watching a replay of 2007 defeat of Kiwis against France and he said he saw something like 27 French infringements that cost them the game. He said he got so sick to his stomach that he nearly (or did, cant remember) puke.
Its gut wrenching to see the poor referreeing. No wonder the Lions got in the front foot in the second half because they were not blown up...
Ja when that nz ref blew the Boks (strongest team in the competition) out of the 2011 world cup in the most one sided display of refereeing I have ever seen, world rugby did nothing and the asshole even got a promotion. This shows how serious they are about consistency and fairness. It's about brands and which brands can make them the most money. Right now lions are the most lucrative brand for them.
Ben O'Keefe for test two...
Looking forward to see how World Rugby responds. He does have points but so did many other coaches ( not Rugby directors) prior to this. They how ever did not go on social media with this approach. Agreed, there needs to be just and fair refereeing, but surely there is another approach to making your point. Remember when we were all lighties playng not just Rugby, that you never questioned the ref...
Rassie Erasmus is on a mission to save Bok rugby, World Rugby and more importantly he is trying to protect his players
All his done is show himself up.
Big respect to him
@@johnnypickles5256 he’s shown that the refs in rugby is a problem…
Really don’t think this is good for rugby
It would be fine if the inconsistency was equally handed - but it wasn’t! And TMOs need to know their place
Man of Honor - always proudly South African. Thank you for being our voice and for fighting for what you believe in and love with such a passion. Respect to you Russie.
I love how he drops that marker cap at the end
He held back, so cool and collected. Just 'popped' his cap right in the end!
Mic drop
I swear I heard “ djou Ma” in the cap flick
Priceless
His GREEN MARKER CAP !!!
Thanks for going public on these issues. As a spectator I found these issues very frustrating, all we expect is a fair playing field otherwise it is a complete farce
Agreed! Frustrating to watch a game refereed this way....
Most frustrating thing Ive seen in years
You havnt watched much rugby in recent years I take it?
🤣🤣😂
@@leeofdoom4452 Nah Ive watched a lot, just all of the games had good refs🤷♂️
Rugby needs this, we've all said at one stage someone has to take on the refs.. We've all lost games coz of bad calls.. We always say "the refs need to take responsibility, they need to be held accountable".. This is how every rugby team feels around the world.. Now someone has finally said what all rugby wants to say..
Rugby does not need this, do you know how hard it is to get people to go into officiating as it is let alone now we've set the precedent that you're allowed to bitch, moan and complain about every single missed call or call you felt was unfair. They are human in the middle of the park, Erasmus comes across as a child
@@scottwallace5239 you're right.. Rugby does not need this.. Literally every job on the planet needs it too.. Oh wait, thats already how jobs work.. Do the job or get out.. Just human? 😂 30 cameras, 360 view, spidercam, 6 referees, 9billion frames a second slomo, real time rewind and on and on.. Doesnt sound like its human error at all.. And its definitely NOT just one poor guy in the middle..
I don't know how Nic Berry sleeps at night! Nevermind the whole of Sunday! Absolutely shocking calls! His referee licence should be stripped and the IRB should make an example of him!
@@scottwallace5239 I think you missed the point, it’s not missed calls we’re talking about here but consistency we want … we’re all human and ultimately fallible, we know that, just give us consistency, consistency, consistency!
@@danielpoband 😂 I 👏🏼 like 👏🏼 you 👏🏼
Dayyum! Rassie went to town on this one. England here, but I can't fault what he's saying.
I'd like to see the "other way" video he mentioned, but I suspect it won't be anywhere near as lopsided in terms of poor calls as we've seen here. Boks were shafted.
Hope it gets cleaned up and we have a worthy 2nd Test.
Cheers. All we ask for is fairness.
Can't argue with this. This type of feedback makes the game better. Respect to Rassie
It was so one eyed it was embarrassing to watch, he just needs to shut his mouth really.
He watched Ken Ownes holding the ball and moaned about it and the Faf clearly stands on Owens on the floor and he literally doesn't say a word about it. I could go through this game and come up with 20 infringements or incidents against the Lions but I wouldn't because I'm not a fucking idiot.
@@frenchfrench4514 Of course it was one-sided. Erasmus even says it is one-sided.
You can pull up twenty examples the other way? Do it then. Erasmus actually invites you to do it, and acknowledges that you'll certainly find stuff.
And that's what I also said in my post. Your video won't have so many examples, though, and none so blatantly lopsided.
@@frenchfrench4514 Please do, I'm sure even Rassie will watch it or are you all mouth and no action??
Thank you Rassie. This is a great service firstly to rugby but also to the Boks.
Master class in how to make the ref (rightly) look like a poes.
Love it !
Spoken like a true gentleman @ Nick Gordon
😂😂😂😂😂😂Net Afrikaans op sy beste, Australian did it again
Ek gebruik liewers "doos"
After the 2023 RWC we can fairly say he was a wyd kant :)
Nick Mallet tried to raise these issues on Supersport after the game and John Smit stopped him by talking over him. Not good! It must be addressed in the media!! It’s time we as the world camps stop being ignored and start calling a spade a spade. Well done Rassie, you biscuit..
valid point, thank you
...careful now, calling a spade a spade is politically incorrect.... the term has been hijacked long ago to be interpreted as racial slur .... what a joke!
@@andrevdm6406 wtf are u on about?
I’m A British lion fan & I missed a lot of these infringements on game day.. It’s shocking! You can’t argue with facts & something just ain’t right about this.. Does anyone know if it’s the same officials on Saturday?
Yes mate they just switch places in ben o keef this sat
@@kevincallaghan3212 cheers Kev 👍
this is nonsense. The bulk of these incidents are down to interpretation. If you cut eighty minutes of test rugby up, you will get 10s if not 100s of interpretative rulings, that - if framed insincerely and chosen selectively - can form a video like this. Not a video built on facts; a video built on opinion.
This video is an embarrassment to the sport. A couple clear big calls (Watson's tackle for example) go the wrong way, and Rassie can't get over it.
Cringe.
@@Alex-pt5no how do you not giving a yellow card to a person who picked a player up and almost droped him on his neck a problem of interpretation are saying the ref is blind because that is literly all that makes sence
@@Alex-pt5no it’s nonsense. Yes you can cut other stuff. But he stresssed hat was inexcusable. Side entry hit on lower limb. Spear tackle. And that Ccuuuunt vunipola picking kolbe of his back when he might have some neck spine injury. So this weekend don’t cry when it corne s back with interest.
28:00 "then we could of practiced that" hahaha I love this guy.
As a lions fan Rassie made some very good points here, I do not think the refs decisions were intentionally against SA. However, the narrative of this clash caused the ref to not treating both sides fairly. Sours the win in my opinion.
None of this would've been an issue had Warren Garland not made the comment of Maruous Jonker being South African/biased.
That's what really set off all this bs.
Marius was too damn scared to even point things out to the ref (who was atrocious at spotting anything)... Even stuttering when talking on the mic.
Unheard of from a guy who's been a TMO for decades.
Warren tried to get a psychological edge by resorting to some underhanded psychological tactics, and Rassie came back with the biggest chess move he's seen yet, and is now using siege mentality, Afrikaaners Laager mentality to galvinize his team.
Huge mistake from Gats
@bmhiscd1 we don't care. Lions tour happens every 12 years. Any tactic that gives us anything to needle on we'll take it.
Remember propaganda is not about whether or not it's true, but rather how it makes people respond and behave. If Bok players think the ref and the world is against them, it'll be job well done by Rassie
@bmhiscd1 so trying to get one of our best payers in the world Faf De Klerk cited is NOT petty, suggesting the TMO is SA biased is not petty.
You can't slap someone and spit in their face and complain when they punch your teeth out.
We didn't start this, Gats did.
Save that sanctimonious stuff for the church folks
@bmhiscd1 what do you think Gatland did and WHO started it????.......great plan
@bmhiscd1 oh you're such a bore. Go watch gatland breath like he's about to have a heart attack instead then
Rassie, great video! I always respected you and now even more! You did the right thing making this video and I know how you feel. We supporting you all the way here in Shanghai China!
How tf
Surely Pooh Bear wouldn`t like you using google
@@anogun4871 VPN
Some beautiful sarcasm mixed in amongst a very educational analysis of the game. Love it.
Nobody can say that Rassie isn’t an asset to World Rugby. We need characters like Rassie in our game.
Wears his heart on his sleeve, fights for his players, has great passion, courage and quite clearly knows the game.
In years to come, he will go down as a legend and one of the instrumental figures in transforming the Springboks into a machine that represents all South Africans.
I thank God! We have suffered many such blatant disrespect from refs especially English in the past years with our leaders and coaches just taking it on the chin. You are a MAN! Rassie! BRING IT ON BOKKE!!!
ah...poor SA Rugby, continually victimized and misunderstood.
Springbores
Somewhere in deepest darkest NZ, Bryce Lawrence is thanking his lucky stars Rassie wasn't in the picture a few years back.
This was an incredible and exhaustive analysis to watch!
Exhaustive would have included the the things SA got away with it
Rassie was actually involved - he was a consultant to Boks. That video would feature a lot more than 26 errors by the NZ ref of the year that year.
@@yyzish5032 I watched it all. He mentioned a couple of things his team got penalised for but not a single thing they got away with. Sad and desperate stuff. I never would have expected this from a South African coach
@@yyzish5032 he claims a division, not I, Several times he states that the ref was inconsistent in his application of the laws, alledging that his team were treated differently. He doesn't once say that both teams got away with breaking the laws.
@@yyzish5032 I think I get it, your saying Rassie is only pointing out the ref failings that effected South Africa, not denying the same happened to the lions and I am committing the fallacy of division by suggesting that is what he is doing.
But he said the ref was applying the law inconsistently and frequently implied South Africa didn't get away with the same things as the lions by saying things like " we would of done the same if we knew it was allowed"
Complaining about lions getting away with players in at the side and suggesting his team didn't get away with it when his own video clips include several examples of Bock's doing the very same thing shows how full of shit he is.
Finally - always thought I was crazy for screaming at these dodgy calls. Well done Rassie, revealing the truth.
Sometimes feels like WorldRugby can't accept that an African Country is world champs and could dominate world rugby
Have to agree
@Bryan Thompson Naa, the SA media clearly dont carry the weight the UK media does... There is some very clear bias here.
lol what. Boks have always been respected as a strong rugby nation
😆 there's bigger problems around the world and SA than reffing decisions
Pathetic shroud waving. I’m expecting Ali G to turn up any minute and ask “iz it coz I iz black?” No, nothing to do with what country or continent you are from. Bad losers and their brain injured coaches I guess?
The bias against the Springboks is no longer surprising. I clearly remember right after the recent WC the Europeans(excluding the French) were loudly discussing proposing laws to kill off the bomb squad.
They always want to change laws when we win a WC
@TheMetalMouse cry more.
We had some though calls but that is not the reason we lost, lions were dominant in the 2nd half and we might be struggling from match fitness. Go watch the world cup final web had many calls go our way and rightly so as we have been on the wrong side of refs more often. We need to man up physically the 2nd test and take the ref out of the game
So what happened in the world cup final??? That was some of the worse international refereeing I've seen, no complaints there???
@@johnnypickles5256 What happened in the world cup final is your team got their panties pulled down, mate. Like every game there were some good decisions and some bad, for and against both sides, but as a general rule, you lost the game because you had no answer to the Bok team. Are you sure you aren't just butt hurt because like so many England fans you thought you just needed to take the pitch and the trophy would be handed to you?
For the record, all we want is a fair contest. We most likely would have lost anyway, but let's level the playing fields first.
Thank you Rassie for standing up for our team. We are all behind you!
Baie dankie Rassie, iemand moes al alnkal uitgepraat het oor onpartydigheid in wedstryde. Die snaakse ding is dit is nie altyd ons SA spanne wat daardeur geraak word nie, maar ook ander spanne.
Notice how people say Rassie is being sour but they don't argue against his points. They have to call him sour cause they can't fault his talking points regarding these poor on-field calls.
facts! well said
Calls go against you sometimes, they do for every team its not some kind of conspiracy, stop whining and focus on the 2nd test
@@CalB33 not blatant mistakes. Try and understand what he is saying. Obvious calls bru. Obvious calls
@@CalB33 Calls go against you sometimes - 100% correct - not almost every call through out the game!! No Conspiracy - just typical of World Rugby and how the view the springboks - Just look at the first match against the AB in the 2019 WC - same thing!
@@CalB33 I never said it was a conspiracy. I don't see how I'm whining. I'm just making an observation that Rassie's character is being criticised whilst his points in his explanatory video aren't. The bone of contention is not whether Rassie is whining. The bone of contention is whether this is the standard of refereeing we should accept in our sport. Rassie says no and I agree with him.
God bless Rassie Erasmus!! Absolute legend. Bokke, let's build on last week's performance and do this thing later today and hopefully clinch the series!!! 🇿🇦
We absolutely need more of this. Not unsupported moaning... ACTUAL CLIPS AND SOLID EFFIDENCE. As a developer, I've actually wanted to start a website before where footage of ALL incorrect decisions are made clear for each game, with incorrect counts, subsequent ref ratings etc.... a public driven site like for example Superbru, but one that could grow and gain credibility and eventually maybe make these extreme inconsistencies clear for everyone to see. I am so so glad Rassie did this, I have even more respect for him now. Why should an unfair system be above the law and untouchable? That makes no sense and just breeds a big boss mafia system. Equality all around, transparency, and freedom of speech.
Almost like a Hello Peter for refs lol. I like it.
AI that determines acceptable error margins for referees in real time. Do it.
Jirre, if ever there was a mic-drop moment, it was the end of this video! Rassie, you are the MAN!!! \m/
pop a pen cap if you don't have a mic
@@matthewhansen7512 LOL!!
Not a mic drop ... a pen pop!
I swear Rassie embodies South Africa as a whole in this vid
I disagree. He comes across as a petulant boy
10:13 A French voice answered as said "he is not available" and since I couldn't speak French I left it there. Classic!
Feel for you having to do this. (Lions Supporter). However ref was inconsistent at best. Not great help from line or TMO. Pity, as two great teams with great characters who have much respect for one another who tried all the tricks in the trade on top of their outstanding skills, to get the job done. SA got too many bad calls which makes the win 'less attractive'. Good luck in the next match and lets hope the game is refereed with consistency.
You're a real one
Thank you for the comments.
I must say, I have lost a lot of respect for the Lions. Used to hold them in high regard. Not this outfit. Seems Gatland wants to win at all cost. I have lost respect for him too.
They were disrespectful and shameful in their conduct on Saturday.
You are probably the only one in the Isles seeing this. About halfway through the second half got so fed up with the ref that I started to look for his mistakes rather than watching the rugby. Not a good idea.
Maybe its time al four refs have equal say in the game. Why waste the other three's skills/time if the referreeing can be top notch like in American football.
Agree brother. England here. Happy with a Lions win, but I prefer to win _clean_ and what we got in the first Test was a disservice to rugby.
Bill MacLaren would have been proud of you today Mac
Thank you Rassie for taking the tinme to compile this video. It was quite long, but i did find it enlightening.
First off - i am Scottish - so lets just put it out there.
2nd. - What a fantastic coach you are for SA. i just loved the twist on the water boy! Master stroke. All these people who said you should not do this... WHY?
3rd. - Referee and TMO sadly influence games now. More than I would like. We play in an era of replays, slow motion and multiple viewings, and that is so harsh for the officials. i do not like to discuss their impact, it is on the day as they see it. Some you win, some you lose. i think SA lost the first test decisions - for whatever reasons. Being scottish, I will agree here with others Hamish should have been yellow carded. No discussion. I was shocked when he was not. That COULD have made some difference. I think the fact he is not even in the 23 for 2nd test shows Gatlin knew that also.
All these discussions and arguments.
But.
At the end of the day, we saw a close physical encounter between 2 great sides. 4 small nations against 1 big one.
Ba ba Touring side against World Champions.
what fantastic entertainment.
i do believe the Boks will come back to take the 2nd.
i am not happy that Gatlin has decided to try and close the series out with experienced heads who will play defensively and not play exciting rugby.
But then - i am a fan - not a coach. So what do i know?
All i DO know, is that this series has created so much buzz for me and my 14 year old son. So much discussion and analysis on the situation.
Love it. You should know here in the UK, we are not blind to how officials can influence games. Its kind of sad that now becomes part of the captain (and coach) job to influence.
Lastly, fair play for taking the time to explain your thinking and actions re officiating.
My take on the series is simple. we know all the background factors. they change all the time.
on the field, there should be no excuses.
if you are better, you should win. Whichever side this is.
Pray no controversial decisions for 2nd test, and lets play.
If it goes to a third, then hell yeah - bring on the decider.
In this time of troubles and covid complications, we all need these clashes. To live for.
SOULFIRER
thank you sir.
Well, think about it, if you dont give Hamish a well deserved yellow which was for all to see except Berry, doesnt it speak volumes how this ref approached the game in general - anti-Bok?
I agree with a lot you said. As an ardent Bok supporter. I fully understand that Rassie is basically doing what Gatland pre-match did last week. I was furios about the loss last week, and like Rassie I am a firm believer in fairness. I want to see Rugby win. I hope the Boks channel all this energy into the next two games, and show their metal on the field as this is becoming like WWE now. My coach used to say that you mustn't talk much. Let your play do the talking on the field. That is where it matters.
You don't have to apologise for anything Rassie!! You are the very best ever. Thank you.
This was very informative, well said and thought out. This is what the Director of Rugby should be doing, while the Head Coach focuses on the game of hand.
Director of rugbys should be whinging on the internet?
@@leeofdoom4452 lions coach has been doing it since he stepped foot into SA
I agree, even Jake White said the same. The director of rugby should act as a buffer between the media and the gamesmanship that comes with it.
Warren Gatland is the king of media play and ref pressure...
He has never once called out a ref and accused them of bias and cheating after a loss!
I'm glad that at least my eyes didn't deceive me during the game. I could see the clean-outs from the side, the pulling-back of Mapimpi, Kolbe played in the air, Duhan receiving the ball in an offside position, Duhan lifting Mapimpi's legs and that skew lineout. And yes, Watson should've had a yellow as Beast got a yellow for that in the QF against Japan. The legs went past the horisontal. All these transgressions could be seen live, without a TMO. Rassie really stuck his neck out here, but I respect him for it. I have no idea how this will affect the series.
I agree totally. During the game I started to doubt my knowledge of the rules and didn't know what to think after the game. Now it's clearly placed in perspective by the greatest coach and former Springbok Rassie Erasmus 🇿🇦🏉
So you didn't see the saffas not holding their weight in the rucks and diving in a downwards trayectory? Didn't you see the high tackles? Or fafs knock on, never even shown on tmo. As for the tackles, fafs was nothing and Watsons was do soft he sang a lullaby on way down. If you lot ever play rugby league you'd be crying, can't believe all this moaning
Bro I wanted to punch my TV cause Tom Curry came in for Mapimpi ribs right on the sideline and it went unnoticed.
I stopped watching after half time...
@@johnnypickles5256 Sour pommy
And then to hear that Ox had a neck injury is just Cherry on Top. Get well soon Ox you had an Os Du Randt kind of game.
Man is a force of nature.
Well done Rassie, thanks for this great dissection and that you stand up for the Springboks. We really played excellent and was not rewarded at all. Secondly we where treated like shut. Thanks for viewing this out and because of this I have the world's respect for you.👍😉😌
Everything Rassie has said is relevant but the worst was the lack of respect shown to Siya. - being dismissed as he was when he approached the ref
I totally agree!
I agree 100%. The lack of respect shown to the Springboks is just proof of the ARROGANCE of the ref and Lions Management team.
It was utterly disrespectful the way Siya was dismissed by the Refs... respect to Siya for not playing the Race card, though I almost feel that is what's happening here.
Agrees 100%
True! As I watched it, I actually felt sad.
I initially asked but why didn't Siya challenge the ref in Saturday's match( apologies), and then I saw this clip. 'Sorry Siya'.
This aged like fine wine. Well done Rassie. I believed you leveled the playing field. Now all the teams received horrible calls in the WC 2023. And now they want to complain while they criticized you when you made this. Good for you!
Thanks Rassie, my wife always giving me nonsense that I complain about the refs when we lose. We're watching this tonight, even if I sleep on the couch a bit these things need to be said 😆. It's not just me.
You can see Rassie's line of thinking here - he's making the pundits and the writers and the talking heads discuss HIS antics. If you watch Chasing the Sun, you will see what a big deal the constant criticism had on the mental state of the players - that whole thing about le Roux telling Rassie not to field him because he was just inundated with social media criticism. Rassie is now squarely taking centre stage - notice how all the rugby sites are talking about Rassie's madcap antics and NOT talking about Kwagga's weakness under the high ball, or how the replacement front row wasn't up to snuff, or the fact that the Springboks got bullied at mauls. Rassie is directly putting himself in the firing line and allowing his players to just focus on their game before the potential decider this weekend. Absolutely brilliant.
great take away, i didnt think about that
Brilliant point! All I was thinking was that the audio was great and that in Chasing Of Sun Rassie motivates the boys by making an enemy out of them. No doubt he will use this to put venom in their veins and get the Boks riled up. I really hate the fact the ref pretty much discarded whatever Kolisi said and treated him in a condescending manner.
Going to be one hellava test…… and hopefully fair
Unprecedented whinging. It's actually pathetic seeing a head coach recording a 1hr plus video piece like this. This has to be nipped in the bud before it sets a precedent.
@@huzcer yeah, let's rather have crap officials. Much better.
Nonsense! He is simply is asking for clarity. Make up your on narrative
Thanks Coach for tackling this very calm and professionally.
I
#bellend
Whoever makes this series into a movie afterwards is securing a bag ! There's so much drama !! Lmao
From the drama queen South Africans … sure
Consistency, respect, and no favouritism, is what SA Rugby fans want.
Well done on bringing this out, and even better that Everybody can see and understand.
Hats off to you for bringing this out
This is not the first time refs are discriminating against the Springboks..seen it hundreds of times.. Well done to Rassie for saying enough is enough and asking the questions that needs answers!
The only team the boys don't get away with murder against is the kiwi's
A stronger ref in the RWC semi final and wales would be reigning champs and not the boks
ah...poor SA Rugby, continually victimized and misunderstood.
@@loki_of_earth lol..
@@leeofdoom4452 you wish, outwit all you welsh kids ez
Every Pacific island team should release a video like this after any of their games against a tier 1 country. It will be at least 4 hours long. Fortunately SAF is a big enough country and world cup winners that they won't just be dismissed out of hand. Good on Rassie for taking this risk though as the frustration levels have probably reached a point where many fans are turning away from the game.
Still got banned
Nope they hate south Africa just as much as you feel they hate the Pacific islander teams. And now after the world cup every single country is complaining about the referees while criticized Rassie for this video. I have no sympathy for them in any way.
BIG respect to Rassie, he called out so many errors without making it personal, based on facts. What a world we'll be living in if he gets sanctioned for telling the truth because he was ignored when he did follow the chain of command.
Rassie you legend.
So sad that the level of refereeing is this bad. Springboks are against it all. Coming from a pure rugby fan in Italy.
I agree, very very poor refereeing!
Bollocks, whinging nonsense
@@johnnypickles5256 you seem to be in the absolute minority with that opinion. Have a scroll to see how many Lions supporters empathise with this. That's the cool thing about rugby, and what makes it (for me) a gentleman's game still. Respect and honour.
@@aidanbotha6556 yup this Johnny Pickles is trolling all the comments.
@@johnnypickles5256 you are cleery bias the word bollocks confirmed it I am South African but am fine with lions whinning a fair game and we just found the problem be being said also have to say that it is not the lions fault
What an awesome video. I saw 50% of this during the game but it takes real rugby knowledge to see it all. I can't imagine the frustration of the coaching staff on the day. Big up to you Rassie for calling this out! All we want is a fair game.
Thanks for the clarity,transparency and honesty Rasssie and Congrats.👏🏽
The sheer number of mistakes is almost actionable. I understand why Rassie had to come out and do this.
The number of mistakes will be determined by world rugby and the ref educators...
Not the losing teams director of rugby lol
@@leeofdoom4452 32-12
14-22
I like that this video might spur some action on world rugby's part, and I understand why Rassie comes across sore, but I can't get over the fact that it's like a child who loses on Sports Day. These kinds of mistakes happened vice versa, the ref missed SA infringements too. These kinds of mistakes happen in every game, six nations, aus vs pumas, literally everything. I like this in the sense that it goes through in such fine detail over an important game, but I do feel this kind of thing could come after the series. I do feel it's been tainted by all this media slander and nit picky behaviour; play the rugby, the better team will win. There are so many points to be made over the last decade of referee decisions having a large contribution to the game, I just think why choose this exact moment to start moaning about it, and use the justification of 'Gatland asked if Faf should have a red instead of a yellow', or 'i wonder if the TMO appointment will have an effect on the game'. You can't have it both ways Rassie, cant complain about it then go and do what you've complained about 10x over.
I'm British and have tried to be unbiased but that's my take, any thoughts?
@@klhomer3858 32-12
Brilliant video Rassie - well said and evidence shown. Can we now have consistent refereeing in the next 2 tests?
The pressures off the boys with these video - so well played! All eyes on the referee for the weekend
We stand behind you Rassie! Its about time for someone from SA rugby to speak out.
British & Irish Lion's version of matching our physicality is by playing dirty. Change my mind.
Couldn't agree more- and get leeway from the Refs because it's "just the way Bok games go"
Curry side entry at ruck on lower limbs. Spear tackle and Vumipola manhandling kolbe on his back. ….. buckle up kitty cat.
Playing dirty?
Your referring to 1 half dangerous tackle?
Or is it that you got beasted after a peppy 20 mins?
@@leeofdoom4452 bad losers, change my mind
That's not fair, my SA friends are dignified in defeat, Rassie over has thrown a full hissy fit and I think it'll backfire for SA!
The one thing you should never do is to be cheated and you say nothing. I'm with Rassie on this and I hope the second test is the most phyiscal encounter the Lions ever saw. Clean, hard and memorable rugby that the Springboks win. That's how to fix this.
You really did not watch the video, did you?
@bmhiscd1 bullshit, there were clear and obvious infringements that could swing a game, especially a tight one. You are one track minded if you believe that the officials got all the calls correct. Sure there will be the human element but obvious inconsistencies and turning a blind eye to clear offenses is unjustifiable.
@bmhiscd1 Look in which half the majority of the penalties that were not given were. Hard to ignore that the Lions' sudden advantage in the second half had nothing to do with the dodgy calls by the match officials. Not saying that there weren't dodgy calls that went unnoticed in the first half. Calling SA a salty bunch after crying over the first game for two weeks is also hypocritical, don't you think?
@bmhiscd1 I'd say you're looking through rose tinted glasses because you want to believe the colonisesr and co. are a better team than what they actually are.
@bmhiscd1 I never sai I won't listen to something you had to say so there's no real merrit hehind that but okay.
The very first time Rassie caught my attention was when he was innovating methods of communicating to the Free State rugby team from the roof of the Bloemfontein rugbystadium. I took a liking to him then because he is not afraid to put himself out there. (Western Province Supporter) Interpreting the rules and realising that he can carry water onto the field and provide guidance to his team like any head coach would LOVE to do during a game shows that he is constantly working at how to innovate within the framework provided by the rules of the game.
To consider this video a plain old rant is WAY too superficial. What Rassie has done here is more than that. He has brought into the open what has been festering for too long. As South Africans we have been vexxed with this anomaly for decades now. Why are referees sometimes so blatantly inconsistent? We are super proud of the Springboks. We like that other countries respect our team for the physicality and heart they bring to the field but we loathe that we are branded as being underhanded dirty players. Rassie is clearly depicting that - although we aren't without fault - we are trying to play the game by the book yet we seem to get the short end of the stick more often than we should. Now we know why. The inconsistency comes from behind the scenes. What is agreed to prior to the game is not consistently metered out on the field.
Our boys re trying to comply not only with the letter of the law but even with the whims of the interpretation of the adjudicators of that law. And even then we are left standing, wondering why the law applies to us but not our opponents.
The crux of this is about equality and respect. both teams want to be treated equally. Both teams want to be respected. This requires the referees to be consistent but above all: It requires World Rugby to be consistent and a heck of a lot more transparent.
Rassie has just put himself out there yet again to innovate and bring transparency to millions of South African supporters who now have a much better understanding of what he has to deal with.
I am heartened by commentors on this thread from England, Ireland and Scotland. (might have missed the Welshman) who watched the game and agreed on the points highlighted by Rassie. I am sure they can also recall many games of their own teams with referee calls that left them shocked. I am sure they too would like to watch rugby where the teams respect each other, the referees respect the team captains and the game being refereed with consistency.
After all, it will make the beautiful game of rugby even more enjoyable to watch.
So, to all in a huff because Rassie did what others before him didn't dare to do - Tough Luck. To all those thinking this is just sour grapes - Please delve deeper. To all those in agreement - Thank you!
And to all those who LOVE rugby, know that you will always find a kindred spirit in every South African who will cheer, laugh, swear, cry, sing and celebrate alongside you. Even if our team lost.
Because we love rugby and a good game won, commands our respect.
Rassie you have a place in my heart. And your emotional intelligence is off scale my brother. You did the right thing. In the right way. And that's how all of us need to learn how to protest. Effectively.
Good man Rassie. Appreciate your passion and that you actually care. The northerners won't get this but that's their issue. Good luck for the weekend. Let's level this.
This is moaning, its ok to care, but this is dribble. Have your team ever lost a game in rugby where you could not do a video saying poor us. Its the nature of the game, you dont always get all the calls, and sometimes it feels unfair, it balances out. This is just stoking up attitudes with supporters that are not balanced, the better team won on the day quite clearly. SA need to turn up in the second half and the game was theirs.
@@davidroseitg HAHAHAHAHA the better team won are you blind? This isn't moaning these clips are evidence of egregious officiating. Lions would have lost that game if just one OF the penalties were called correctly/consistently. Take your pick. There's about three clear yellow cards in the entire game. Keep in mind that Gatland complained about this in the SAA game. You've got your head up your ass bro.
Same old same. Sour LOSERS always blame the ref.
@@wpdaffue3966 then be bold and point out which one of Rassies concerns were unfounded? He was still being polite. Some of these things were so blatant that you might even have a case for match fixing. The crowds usually point out these poor officiating decisions, but hey when no one is watching lets chance our arms. The blatant bias and obvious infringements lets the hair on my neck stand upright. His officiating was at schoolboy level my guy. And that is being generous. One or two marginal calls are acceptable and understandable and human but this is just plain dodgy guy and goes beyond ‘sour grapes’...rugby lost out here
@@eti-om2gh couldn't have said it any better tjom. These Lions supporters are so fucking delusional it's actually scary. We can all accept marginal calls even if we won we'd still be calling out the bad officiating.
Brilliant Rassie, thank you Rassie. Excellent tutorial for me: Refereeing for Dummies,Rule nr. 1 consistency and fairness
I love this man. I love the clever jokes. People underestimate his intelligence
The backlash will be insane from this video. But good job Rassie, glad you spoke about it. We can't wait 12 years for this and have these problems.
Well said, I just hope it isn't a case of falling on the sword sort of thing and world rugby just brushes this off.
@@dussilver5712 Yeah, I hope so too. There is also lots of people saying this video is salty and all but I am pretty sure he sent a similar video to WR so what's wrong with this.
Saying that, refs were a big problem in the 6N so let's hope it doesn't spill into these last 2 tests.
Yeah! As long as the nasty, violent, eye-gouging side of Springbok rugby doesn't rear it's head due to this blatant incitement of this sickening display, we might get a decent game of Rugby!
@@oldmanwillyboy2786 yes and I hope no sh-t stirring and off side head butting by the likes of BOD and 99 calls eather. Yes then you are correct, we may get a decent game and OH SORRY equal application of laws and advantage calls by the ref. MORON
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Rassie I have always had huge respect for you as a player, a coach and now even more as a director of Rugby and the fact that you had the balls to do this, what you showed here needs to be shown to the Rugby world this is not the first, Nigel Owens our game aganst Aus in World Cup.
Rassie Erasmus!!!... If you close your eyes and just visualize it for a moment, you will start to hear it echo. Rassie Erasmus! Erasmus!! Erasmus!!!. A great name that echo's long after you've left the field or the building... or the match has been played. World rugby has never seen such honor bestowed on the Waterboy until now. Keep up the good work Rassie as a fellow waterboy it means everything to us.
Finally, someone has come out to call out the obvious inconsistent calls. Rassie is great for rugby as a whole. He actually has the balls to call out the BS. The sideshow was started by Gatland, Rassie just asked for fair play.
Delusion!
Rassies maturity is levels, worlds ahead of mine
Rassie defends the boys like a dad!
I’m reading Miracle Men right now and this is an example of how analytical he truly is..
Good job Rassie!! Thank you for
defending our boys!
It's by time someone speak up! Respect!
About fkn time someone speaks up. Piss poor refereeing.
This kind of refereeing is generally called corruption, how much money did the ref. have on the game?
Thanks for the educational review Rassie. You helped me understand interpretations of rules I was genuinely not aware of. Looking to the future I hope both sides walk away with a clearer understanding and just like any other industry improve all round on delivering a product. Good luck to the British Lion's and the Bokke. Love your work. Go Bokke!
Rassie you've nailed it all we want is fairness,consistency with the same respect you could clearly see the ref favoured the lions no question about it! The did respect toward Siya agitates me..So Mr Ref and World Rugby please explain ..!
No...all you want is more decisions to go your way.
Bum squad got schooled!
Get your excuses ready, you're going need them at least one more time 🤣
Is that you Rassie?
@@DanA-fk6tl The Lions are playing a depleted springbok squad. If Duane Vermuelen and RG Snyman were playing the Lions would get hit hard, and they know it. Full strength bok squad would rip the lions a new arsehole mate.
Great stuff Rassie
@@snotty777 the same for Lions mate, they miss people too, its all fair now. And 1 of 2 players wont make a difference that big.
I watched this match with my 11 yr old daughter. Even she screamed at the ref during the game.
I don't know what it is folk have against SA Rugby - but it's no longer a joke. The world NEEDS the Springboks. Well done Rassie for calling this out.
It's time someone takes a stand.
My 11 year daughter was the same. It's not easy to tell them to soak it up when we want them to treat others fairly. Good lesson I suppose.....