An injury to New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence will see the Wallabies match against the Springboks being controlled by a different referee to the one that was planned.
For the third week in a row the Springboks will have an Irish referee – this time in George Clancy.
The Springboks were vocal in their complaints about the way in which last week’s referee Allain Rolland controlled the game and had been expecting a Southern Hemisphere.
All Black’s coach Graham Henry said after last week’s match that his team had faired better against the Springboks as his team had adapated to the rules better and were therefore coping better with the referee who have been from the Northern Hemisphere.
Clancy is familiar with Southern Hemisphere rugby as he controlled the match between New Zealand’s All Blacks and Wales at Carisbrook in Dunedin, New Zealand on Saturday the 19th June 2010.
Tri-Nations Match Officials week three
Australia vs South Africa in Brisbane
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assessor: Steve Hilditch
@ Wallabie.:
Ok, agree about Burger.
Just wondered how you would compare the two..