I'M incandescent with rage at how easily the referee was influenced by Erasmus' on-line rant, about how easily the ref ' was influenced by the Lions in the First Test.
However, in the Second Test, there was the Boks try that wasn't a try, because of downward pressure from his forearm. Then the constant ‘Bok' biased throws at the lineout. Then the ignored offside infringements by the Boks at the breakdown, and the black arts displayed by their forwards in open play, ignored by ALL of the officials.
Erasmus certainly did a job on everyone involved with decisionmaking, as well as, it seems, Warren Gatland.
When we needed Marcus Smith, we got Conor Murray. When we needed Liam Williams we got Stuart Hogg who didn't show his class, in the very game it was needed. We could, and should, have put this series ‘to bed' and then played for a Grand Slam, a chance missed, because all of the talent is there.
