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Oh make no mistake, we are by far and away our own worst enemies, and we were not the best team on the night. We were bossed at the scrum in a way I havent seen since pre 2019. Mauls did nothing, and we had no goalkicker.
However, BOTH Irish tries should not have been allowed. Red card on Kolbe is also debatable, and made worse by the fact that it was a double tackle. Dangerous play yes, yellow yes. Red card? No chance. He landed on his arm and shoulder and rolled over.
For the first try there was multiple phases, a penalty concession and a lineout between the forward pass and the try, that's the game and I dont think its good or bad luck either way. The TMO should have got the second one.
I disagree on Kolbe.
I think we win that game regardless of the decisions to be honest, had Sexton's forward pass been called its still a scrum deep in SA territory and we came out far better after the break. To be honest I think we protected our lead terribly and started playing into SA hands after we got a buffer. Strong defence and a really good 15min patch won that game, our attack was mediocre for the most part. A team that deserves to win a test match should be able to overcome that. Having a 6 point return from all the territory and line outs in the 22 in the first half had a bigger influence on the result than any ref call.
I'm yet to see a neutral question the result either which I think is telling.