The official was criticised by France after their quarter-final loss last week.
The official was criticised by France after their quarter-final loss last week New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe takes charge of England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final showdown against South Africa, though there has been a late change on his officiating team. Saturday night’s match, which kicks off at 8pm BST, is a rematch of the 2019 final – which the Springboks won 32-12 in Yokohama.
O’Keeffe sent Eben Etzebeth to the sin bin last week Asked if it benefits South Africa to have O’Keeffe reffing another of their matches, Rassie Erasmus told SuperSportTV: ‘I think it’s a bit of both. I think we know what he wants, but he also knows what we do wrong and what we do right. ‘So he’s not going to come and tell us, “Listen here, I’m very frustrated with you not rolling away at the breakdown”. He’s not going to come and tell us that.
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