Rassie Erasmus admits Canan Moodie was fortunate to escape a second yellow card in the Springboks’ 29-27 victory over Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.
Moodie endured a mixed evening in London as the Boks clinched back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time.
The young centre was sent to the sin bin early on for a high tackle, before a risky rush on defence later in the first half saw him knock the ball forward in what many thought was a deliberate act. Referee Angus Gardner, however, ruled it accidental, awarding only a scrum to Argentina.
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Erasmus conceded afterwards that, had he been in Felipe Contepomi’s shoes, he might have seen things differently.
“Canan was lucky with the one that he tapped back – it was almost two yellow cards there,” Erasmus said.
“If I was Felipe, I would have said one was maybe a red card and the one he was trying to reach might have been more than a yellow.
“I’m not blaming the referee, I’m just saying it was close calls that could have changed the game even more.”
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