World Rugby leak suggests Rassie Erasmus' ref criticisms are mostly correct

You do realise that this proves nothing, so what if Belter posted the video on his account, Erasmus hardly filmed it on his own? Vimeo channels can be password protected so someone leaked the password. It matters not where the video was leaked but who leaked it and I guarantee it won’t have Erasmuss fingerprints on it. This will benefit the game for all in the long run, I don’t see this as dragging the game into disrepute but rather forcing WR to do something about incompetent arrogant performances and behaviour. How do people feel about Gatland who’s been running his mouth off for years, who seeked to get the Boks 9 cited for a tackle two of his own players perpetrated during the warm up match, all in the name of gaining an advantage while simultaneously bullying a TMO before the first test. It’s shameful behaviour which goes against perceived rugby values yet no one within the British establishment took issue at this. Mind boggling. I particularly love the way Eddie Jones jumps on the bandwagon while conveniently ignoring his own personal history… rugby values indeed… Erasmus essentially turned the series back towards an even footing.

The two million dollar questions right there friend!

Difference is, those calls "we all complain about" are made only one or two or three times, maybe more. And most importantly, have a small impact on the outcome of the game.

You're missing the point, Nic Berry and the other refs decisions were 23 mistakes or more, all against the Springboks, and had a massive impact on the outcome of the game. This is clear and obvious broad daylight biasedness, this had to and must be called out to maintain respect for the game. And had to be on a bigger scale for everyone to see just how biased the refs were in that game, a game that only happens every 12 years and is the next best series in rugby after the world cup.

Again, it doesn't matter if he was right or wrong. Not one bit.

If coaches start posting videos criticiszing referees after every game, whether they are right or wrong, it changes the game.

Rugby is meant to a team sport built on respect, referees makes mistakes. Coaches should have a channel to be critical, but not publicly. No other sport allows this to happen.

If he doesn't get punished, then every team coach will do this before a match, critisizing a referee before a match to put pressur on them.

I don't agree that coaches should be able to comment on referees to put pressure on them, that should be punished... but this is 10 times worse