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Article Published: Wednesday 6 August 2014|
Former
Super Rugby and Test referee Jonathan Kaplan says that the Crusaders
can feel "hard done by" as the penalty against Richie McCaw in the
second last minute was wrong. Kaplan's fellow South African
referee Craig Joubert was in charge of the Super Rugby final between the
Waratahs and the Crusaders and the title came down to a last minute
penalty kick which just snuck over the crossbar. With two minutes
remanining on the clock the Crusaders were leading 30-32 when Joubert
penalised All Black captain Richie McCaw. Bernard Foster kicked the
penalty putting the Waratahs into the lead and they won the title. Kaplan
said overall Joubert's composure in the final was "supreme" and that he
"allowed the game to breathe" and that he "managed the players
superbly" and overall he "did a magnificent job". However Kaplan
said that he did not "agree with the scrum penalties against the Tahs,
as the Crusaders loosehead is not square on set up. " Kaplan said
that he did not agree with Joubert's decision to award the penalty to
the Waratahs that effectively won them the match and the title. "The final penalty against the Crusaders was also incorrect as there was no tackle! " Kaplan said on the site RatetheRef. "This
was indeed a very disappointing end to a very well refereed match, and
the Crusaders would have reason to feel a little hard done by…" Kaplan
went on to add that he felt that in the 2014 Super Rugby tournament the
"general standard of refereeing was not the best I have seen. There are
some who are doing well, but the general standard is not good enough
for a competition which is on the global stage. " Kaplan said that
he thought that Crusaders winger Nemani Nadolo's second half try
possibly should not have been awarded as he may have been in touch. "The
work of the TMOs was a borderline disaster until the latter stages of
the competition, but there was also an incident once again in the final
where it appeared as if Nadolos foot touches the line on his way to
scoring the Crusaders second try," said Kaplan. Kaplan said that the standard of refereeing has to improve or else the game of rugby will suffer. "Something
has to change. Something has to give. Otherwise this game will continue
to be dogged by controversy, and there is only a certain amount that
can be swept under the carpet."
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08 Aug 2014, 15:20
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08 Aug 2014, 15:20#1
Kaplan : Crusaders can feel hard done byRichie McCaw was penalised in the second last minute
