One of the surprises of the Rugby World Cup pool stage was that South Africa was the only team not to concede a yellow or red card. The defending champion Springboks were also one of the least penalized. Their 34 penaties conceded put them among the top six teams. Asked about their relationship with referees, South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says, “The first word is respect.” He isn’t kidding. Erasmus has been sanctioned by World Rugby in 2021 and 2022 for criticizing the referees o
South Africa’s Jesse Kriel scores a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Tonga, at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome, France Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. PARIS — One of the surprises of the Rugby World Cup pool stage was the only team not to concede a yellow or red card: South Africa.
Not long ago, Erasmus was enemy No. 1 among referees for a scathing hour-long video critique of the match officials in the first test against the 2021 British and Irish Lions. The gist of the video was right. The public delivery of it wasn’t. Owens declined, but their conversation helped Erasmus and South Africa learn how better to see the refs’ point of view, and improve communication. It hasn’t been perfect. The Springboks received yellow cards in four consecutive tests preceding the Rugby World Cup. But they have been squeaky clean during the tournament.“We got it wrong,” he said, “especially when we had the year off with COVID and we went into the Lions series. The level of communication was really tough.
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Wales' Biggar fit to play Argentina in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinalsFirst-choice flyhalf Dan Biggar has recovered from a pectoral strain to be available for Wales’ Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina on Saturday in Marseille. Biggar was hurt early against Australia more than two weeks ago. He was a just-in-case reserve last Saturday and unused as Wales defeated Georgia 43-19 in Nantes to sweep all four of its pool games. When asked on Tuesday if Biggar is fit to play the Pumas this weekend, assistant coach Jonathan Thomas says, “Yes.” Wales’ other two
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Smith not burdened by All Blacks-Ireland history ahead of Rugby World Cup quarterfinalAaron Smith made his New Zealand test debut against Ireland in 2012. Ireland could also be the end of his test career in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday in Paris. Recent history weighs in favor of Ireland, which has beaten New Zealand in three of their last four tests, and five of their last eight. Smith is retiring after the Rugby World Cup and he isn’t looking back for motivation or inspiration. He says, “If you’re held down by the weight of the past, you won’t be able to play we
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Mouthguard technology detecting brain injuries to be adopted in rugbyRugby will use mouthguard technology as part of its efforts to detect brain injuries suffered by players on the field. The smart technology measures the force of head impacts in real time. World Rugby says the technology will send alerts to an independent matchday doctor to signal “a high level of acceleration which could lead to an injury.' Players who might not have shown symptoms can then be taken off the field and checked out as part of the Head Injury Assessment process. World Rugby said it
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