Did Bryce ever apologise ?

I truly can't remember .

Bull-s h i t Rooi Rooi

Bryce had one of the worst games by any referee in any rugby game, not just a world cup rugby game, any game.

It was both disturbing and disgusting what he let the Aussies get away with in that game, expecially in the last 15 - 20 mins.

South Africa did not do themselves any favours either with the quality of rugby they put on offer that day.

If you call that effective reffing though, then you have no concept of right or wrong.

He justly deserved the harsh criticism that he got regarding his reffing, and that's it, but he manned up to it and admitted getting a few things wrong and thats ockay by me.

Accepting you did something wrong is one thing, but trying to intimate that nothing wrong happened at all like you have done here, is just plain ignorance and stupidity on your part, when the man himself admitted his mistakes in that game. 

Read these you stupid moron

http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/11/lawrence-blunders-his-way-out-of-a-rwc-semi-final/

http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/157918.html

CLAIMS by New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence that his controversial handling of the Wallabies-Springboks World Cup quarter-final last year was affected by criticism of him by John O'Neill have been dismissed by the ARU boss.

In one of the most extraordinary matches in World Cup history, Australia defeated South Africa 11-9 in Wellington a year ago despite the fact the Springboks spent 76 per cent of the match in Australia's territory a nd forced the Wallabies to make 147 tackles to their 57.

Lawrence made a number of critical decisions in Australia's favour, repeatedly awarding David Pocock penalties at the breakdown, some of them within metres of his own tryline.

On his return to South Africa, retiring captain John Smit, normally one of the most diplomatic figures in the game, lashed Lawrence's performance. "I suppose one of the positives is that I will never have to be reffed by Bryce Lawrence again," Smit said.

Within days of the match, a Facebook petition to stop Lawrence refereeing another match had attracted 60,000 hits and such was the volatility of the emotion against him in South Africa SANZAR this year decided not to appoint him to matches in the republic.

In the end, Lawrence this week quit the career he loves to take up a role as the NZRU's high performance referee reviewer. He has no doubt it was the Wallabies-Springboks game that effectively ended his career. "There was some pretty nasty political stuff going on about that appointment," he said this week.

"I refereed Australia versus Ireland (in the pool round) and Ireland had won but behind the scenes guys like (Australian chief executive) John O'Neill were kicking up a massive stink. I knew a bit about that and it was enough to affect me, and it probably made me freeze on the biggest stage." O'Neill, who will stand down as the ARU's chief executive at the end of the month, yesterday rejected Lawrence's assertion.

"Let's face facts," he said in a statement to The Australian. "I did not appoint the referees at the Rugby World Cup. The reality is that Bryce was given the quarter-final to control and he was the one in the middle, not me.

"Just as pertinently, his performances were judged by refereeing assessors, not by me."

Lawrence also admitted that pre-match media criticism of the appointment of a non-neutral referee for last year's Reds-Crusaders Super Rugby final also influenced his performance.

"Again, I didn't make decisions and let the outside pressure change what I do," he said.

"At different times in every one of our careers, the mental card becomes the critical one," Bray said. "Do you become aware of external pressure? Yes, you do and at times it plays a part in how you perform. I've no doubt Bryce was aware of that pressure. He wouldn't be talking about it if he wasn't."

You make some valid points Wardad, but saying Rooi is on the money is not one of them.

Rooi wouldn't see sense if it bit him right between the eyes, swelled his head to twice it's size, and turned the colour Yellow.

He would think all is well with the world

Enuf said

Again very good points, and with a lot I agree

But this

"Even if he did make mistakes (and I'm still to find even one indignant and finger-pointing South African ref-basher who can articulate these alleged mistakes he made . . . the only blatant mistake I remember from that game is Bryce Lawrence not allowing James O'Connor to retake a conversion when the Springboks charged too early)"

"whose career was ended in one of the most shameful, embarrassing and disgusting episodes in South African rugby history."

Is the kak I am talking about

Bryce ended his career all on his own, period.  He did himself no favours with that game.  He is still involved with rugby, and all very the best to him.

Failing to recognise when mistakes really were made is the crux of this debate, nothing else.

I don't give a toss now what happened then, but to try and convince people nothing actually happend is just plain stupid and ignorant

It's like........ being a complete idiot like someone called Rooinek

Well there is this:

'THE Wallabies are banking on a fair deal at scrum time from controversial referee Bryce Lawrence tomorrow night after the whistleblower admitted he bungled several key decisions in their loss to Ireland.

Lawrence will referee the Wallabies for the third time in the World Cup tomorrow when they meet the Springboks in Wellington, having so far caned the Wallabies 21-12 in penalties in games against Ireland and Russia.

Many of the Kiwi referee's decisions in the 15-6 win by Ireland at Eden Park - particularly at the scrum - appeared to baffle the Wallabies, and allowed Ireland to knock over decisive penalties or repel Australian pressure.

But in a crucial twist, The Daily Telegraph understands Lawrence later made admissions he had got several calls wrong at the scrum - including one that led to an Ireland penalty goal - and conceded other decisions were also inaccurate.

IRB referees boss Paddy O'Brien declined to comment when questioned on Lawrence's admissions last night. The revelations place Lawrence fairly in the spotlight for tomorrow night's game and the Wallabies would no doubt be desperately hoping to get an overdue break from the referee.

Including the Tri Nations win over the Springboks, Lawrence has blown 33 penalties against the Wallabies and only 18 in three games this year."

Our pals the Wallabies had Bryce thoroughly softened up before this game. The mental warfare was rife. And Bryce obliged....starting with the Pocock kick through the ruck from an offside position which led directly to the Horwill try. Then there was the denied Lambie try....a drift pass call which 90 per cent of refs would have called for the Boks. Jean was stopped at the pass, but he would otherwise have been two strides ahead of Lambie when he received the ball....ie it was drift.

Bryce may be a decent bloke and I would never condone any physical threats, but he made crucial mistakes. Mistakes I believe he was more likely to make because of the kind of pressure you can read above.

Reffing is a professional activity. Fans should expect the refs to get it right....and when all the wrong calls go in one direction, they have a right to be suspicious.

 Lawrence allowed Pockock to get away with murder and he failed to allow the Boks the same leniency.

I was at the game and to repeat a story, the morning after the game standing at a set of lights waiting to cross the road, a total stranger(ozzie) who noticed my Bok jumper, looked at me and remarked that Lawerence had done the wrong thing by allowing Pockock to transgress in the manner that he did. I don't know the fella, he was and remains a total stranger and I'll rest my case on that note.