Townsend bemoans refereeing ‘inconsistencies’ after Scotland defeated
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cotland boss Gregor Townsend admitted being left annoyed that Jesse Kriel didn’t obtain any type of card for a head-to-head deal with on Jack Dempsey.
South Africa centre Kriel banged heads with Scotland’s back-row ahead within the opening exchanges of the Boks’ 18-3 win in Marseille on Sunday. The incident was just like Tom Curry’s red card in England’s win over Argentina on Saturday evening, however on Sunday no motion was taken by the officers.
Townsend noticed the inconsistency however was additionally annoyed by Scotland blowing two tremendous attacking possibilities to slide to a gap defeat.
“There are still inconsistencies in seeing these things, we are frustrated by that,” mentioned Townsend. “But we are more frustrated by our own performance. I saw it from two screens away, it did look like it was a head-on-head collision and I was expecting the TMO to come in and make the referee aware of that.
“We have to give credit to South Africa for putting us under pressure, and we just couldn’t execute under it . We pride ourselves on taking those opportunities, so we’ve got to be better.”
Scotland should now wait till September 24 for his or her subsequent match, towards Tonga. Captain Jamie Ritchie admitted Scotland are already in do-or-die territory, with Romania and Ireland additionally of their pool.
“We can’t afford any slip-ups now, and we know that,” mentioned Ritchie. “The pressure is on now and we have to perform in two weeks’ time.”
No punishment: Jesse Kriel was not carded for a head-to-head deal with on Jack Dempsey
/ Getty ImagesSouth Africa launched their trophy defence with a punishing victory, because of tries from Pieter-Steph Du Toit and Kurt-Lee Arendse.
The Springbok coaches have been seen holding up a light-weight shining varied colors to sign to the pitch, however head coach Jacques Nienaber insisted the messages weren’t tactical. South Africa’s coaches could possibly be in sizzling water with World Rugby ought to they be relaying tactical plans to their gamers, however Nienaber insisted the communication is on harm standing.
Asked if the traffic-light system is to inform gamers what choices to make, Nienaber mentioned: “No, it’s red if it’s a serious injury and you must consider a substitution, amber is ‘let’s give this guy five or 10 minutes’ and green ‘it’s okay’. The sound [inside the ground] is phenomenal, so you can’t hear people.”
Manie Libbok missed three pictures at aim however conjured a shocking no-look crossfield kick to ship Arendse house for a attempt to grace any highlights reel.
Asked if the missed penalties are a priority, after Faf De Klerk took over kicking duties, Nienaber replied: “Not if he wins man of the match.”
Captain Siya Kolisi then mounted a staunch defence of South Africa’s fly-half. “This question about missing kicks gets asked a lot, but we play as a team,” he mentioned. “Sometimes you are not good at one thing on the day, and then others step up.”