Rassie Erasmus praised the officials despite a chaotic Australia clash, but refused to blame technology failures for South Africa's dramatic defeat
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus commended the match officials following a chaotic Rugby Championship defeat against Australia in Perth. Despite suffering a 42-38 loss after falling behind by 25 points, Erasmus refused to attribute the result to pervasive technology breakdowns during the match.
The contest experienced communication system failures, running clocks during stoppages, and referee Andrea Piardi using mobile phones to communicate. Piardi also reduced Australia to 11 players via multiple cards, though Erasmus maintained that South Africa's poor play and selection gambles caused the loss.
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