Former Test referee Nigel Owens has leapt to the defence of Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus, who has been accused of going against the ‘spirit of the game’.
Just an hour before the second Test against New Zealand in Cape Town, the South Africa head coach decided to switch his entire front-row.
While it would have been illegal at a Rugby World Cup, it is not in the laws for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series.
Rassie Erasmus’ loopholes
However, there has been a debate around whether it was gamesmanship from Erasmus, who is known for trying to find any sort of loophole to
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