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Kiwi ref set for Springbok fail mark
Yahoo!Xtra Sport / Neil Reid in Perth - July 20, 2008, 1:24 am
The Springboks look set to pass on their concerns over New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence to the IRB in regards to his handling of the 16-9 loss to the Wallabies.
Lawrence did not cover himself in glory in the Tri Nations clash at Perth's Subiaco Oval.
He has a checkered past with South African fans and teams, and some of his decisions on Saturday night will only have soured his standing in the republic.
De Villiers had unsuccessfully sought a pre-test meeting with Lawrence. In the light of the refusal, he called on the International Rugby Board to bring back the meetings between match officials and coaches as accepted protocol.
And now his coaching team looks set to formally protest at the nature of parts of Lawrence's handling of the match, making it clear he was less than impressed with the officiating.
"There are a lot of things that went wrong that you can't discuss here (and) bring yourself in trouble again," de Villiers said.
"But then again, we will put something together and address it in the right places."
When asked further if it had been frustrating watching on and seeing some of the inconsistent rulings, he said: "It is always frustrating if there are inconsistency.
"But we had to live with it."
Springbok captain Victor Matfield was also coy..................
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