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Indeed, not sure how Poite is even allowed near a rugby field anymore.
Can't remember the last time I saw the AB's butcher so many scoring opportunities though..
I thought I was the only one who heard that, but actually I thought I heard wrong when he confirmed penalty. Then when he said accidental offside, I was like how, when the player himself showed that not to be the caseWorst part being that he confirmed the penalty with the TMO and then reversed and made it a scrum. Ridiculous.
I thought I was the only one who heard that, but actually I thought I heard wrong when he confirmed penalty. Then when he said accidental offside, I was like how, when the player himself showed that not to be the case
I agree with all the moaning and crying over the ref, how was his shocker in the beginning of the game that gave NZ thier first 3 points, even the NZ commentators said it was a pathetic call.
French referee Romain Poite will officiate the Springboks' Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Port Elizabeth on 19 August.
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FFS!
Cape Town - Frenchman Jerome Garces will referee this year's Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Newlands.
Remarkably, there are five matches that will be officiated by French referees while only one - the September clash between Argentina and New Zealand in Buenos Aires - will be refereed by a South African in Jaco Peyper.
The Boks will have another Frenchman, Romain Poite, in charge of their tournament opener against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on August 19.
Poite, the controversial referee in charge of this past Saturday's 15-15 draw between the All Blacks and British and Irish Lions, has been given just the one Rugby Championship clash
Jerome Garces can speak English, Romain Poite speaks gibberish. I'll take Garces as ref before Poite.
Thats like choosing between a pizza with dog poo on it, vs one with cat pee on the other