Jaco Peyper has laughed off criticism of the Springboks’ famed Bomb Squad, whereas stating that Eire employed the identical tactic to defend their Six Nations title.
Peyper, who serves as SA Rugby’s nationwide legal guidelines advisor, was talking throughout a press convention in uMhlanga on Monday, because the Springboks put together for the second Check of the sequence at Kings Park after beating Eire 27-20 in Pretoria.
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Saturday evening’s recreation at Loftus Versfeld was on a knife’s edge at 13-8, earlier than Rassie Erasmus introduced all six alternative forwards onto the sector early within the second half.
The famed Bomb Squad as soon as once more proved efficient for the Boks, with a 78th-minute penalty attempt from a five-metre scrum proving to be the decisive rating within the Check.
Nevertheless, the transfer to primarily substitute many of the pack as soon as once more obtained criticism, with the outspoken former Scotland coach Matt Williams calling for it to be banned.
When Peyper was requested whether or not the 6-2 cut up was harmful on Monday, the previous Check referee had a chuckle earlier than stating that Eire additionally used the tactic throughout their profitable Six Nations title defence earlier this 12 months.
“I feel the legislation is fairly clear you are able to do it,” Peyper mentioned. “I don’t suppose that makes it harmful. It makes it harmful when gamers don’t level-change, drop their peak into contact.
“It makes it harmful when gamers take a danger within the air and don’t respect the opposite participant within the air. I don’t suppose the Bomb Squad or a 6-2 cut up makes it harmful. Eire performed with a 6-2 cut up thrice within the Six Nations, no one talked about them.
“I feel it’s as a result of it was efficient. Security of the sport is decided by the form of the sport. Legal guidelines are made to guard gamers. A contemporary pair of legs doesn’t make the sport harmful. I’ve truly seen a paper written by Dr Ross Tucker that claims the chance of harm goes down when more energizing gamers enter the pitch.”
Peyper was additionally requested about a few of the calls made by referee Luke Pearce throughout the first Check, rejecting solutions the Springboks had the rub of the inexperienced.
“It’s factually-based,” he mentioned, explaining the choice to rule out Eire wing James Lowe’s attempt within the second half for a breakdown infringement.
“If you happen to take a look at that attempt, two years in the past within the Aviva, Eire scored a attempt the place the very same motion the place the hooker kicked the ball out of the breakdown and Eire obtained the advantage of the doubt that day. This time, it went the opposite method. It’s fact-proven and observe the method.”
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