Scott Robertson opens up on drama surrounding Bongi Mbonambi's knock-on try

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I’m with Rutgar Hauer on this. Long Black leather coat, picks up a cool pint of Guinness tastes, sighs in satisfaction and says: “Not all Black magic, is mumbo jumbo”.

NZ journos and supporters…For God’s sake please!!…enough of the Mumbo Jumbo!!!

Only confirmed what we already knew. Boks and SARU and their broadcasters are cheats. Its happened before, 10yrs previously also at Ellis Park for the P.Lambie winning kick. WR sanctioned them, not that SARU care about the ‘rules’. Boks always on the cheat, especially at home.

A few minutes later the ABs were awarded a BS obstruction try, so it balanced out almost immediately.

But even if it hadnt, it would have another time on another day.

That’s the sport of rugby; it’s a a lot of different rules and moving parts being interpreted in real time… you will always get some calls for you and some against you.

There has never in the history of the sport been a game reffed perfectly, someone always complains about being hard done by.

When any decision/call is highlighted, fans can easily bring up another, conflicting scenario… The obvious problem is the conflated ruleset that rugby admins have created - which is impossible to officiate perfectly. Instead, refs are each told to ‘interpret’ the rules - which is a recipe for inconsistency and frustration.

Bok supporter here who agrees it was no try by Bongi … BUT the Codie Taylor try in 7th minute should also have been cancelled. Boks appealed clear double banking at lineout drive but Brace ignored them. Replays show very clearly the lineout taker is shielded by both props. Plus 7 and minus 7 gives you the same result Razor. If you wanna argue referee calls at least be honest !

Get the fk over it. How many blind tries were the all blacks awarded over the years. Jesus you guys are childish

It was a try (Bongi's knock-on try) in the same way that Mark T'elea's pass to Beauden Barrett was in that Rugby World Cup final. T'elea lost the ball forward (knock-on) to Barrett who picked it up and scored a try. Should have been similarly referred upstairs, but wasn't (which makes it stand to this day). Razor needs to take a chill pill (relax) and map the way forward for his AB team. For he knows, he will be shown the door if he doesn't win anything substantive or tangible this year. The New Zealanders are notoriously impatient with coaches who always come with a bag full of excuses for losing key, defining test matches.

Wow, I feel so sorry for the Robinsons pathetic claim. Let me ask you this..for how many years did did Richy Mcaw get away with his brilliant off side game and negative play,

A message on behalf of all of New Zealanders to all South Africans:

Please ignore Ben Smiths cheap wind ups, we’re all wasting our time here.

I’m surprised that no one has yet decided to change their profile name to ‘Ben Smith’…

Posting under his own articles could get very funny.

BS writing BS as always. Ball was dislodged from Bongi from a Barrett knock on in the tackle, ball went straight down in any event - try stands. Thank you and stop crying losers.

Simple, the ref, tmo, match officials didn’t want to incur the wrath of rassie “ the lord almighty” erasmus.

Can’t wait for Eden Park and Wellington.

Springbok rugby still living rent-free in Ben Smith’s head I see.

Oh my word, for how long are they still going to keep bleating about that try.

The match officials DID explain it at the time, ruling that the ball was knocked out of Bongi’s hand by a NZ player. The ball went straight down (not forward) and Bongi fell on it, thus resulting in the try being awarded.

So it is disingenuous of Robertson to say that it wasn’t checked. If the match officials are confident in their decision, based on what they saw, then they don’t usually go to the TMO - even if requested.

Or else they’ll be going upstairs for virtually every try scored in a match.

Seriously, the Kiwis must now get over themselves. Every time they lose a match by a narrow margin, they find something to go on and on about. It’s almost as if they believe that other teams are “not allowed” to beat them.

Mind you, I think that dates back to a few years earlier when it seemed like the All Blacks were untouchable in the eyes of the match officials at the time.

Maybe Robertson still thinks that is the case nowadays. He hasn’t received the memo about the ABs no longer being unfairly “protected” by match officials.

Let’s face it - there was a time, not too long ago, where players from other teams were almost too afraid to touch or tackle a New Zealand player, for fear of incurring the referee's wrath.

And also, around the same time, NZ captain Richie McCaw was the “golden boy” amongst match officials and even amongst the big brass at the (then) IRB (now World Rugby).

Dont get me wrong, I’m an admirer of McCaw as a player and captain - I think he was great. And I will ALWAYS regard the All Blacks as a great Rugby team.

BUT let’s just be realistic, the New Zealand Rugby fraternity do tend to have this rather large sense of entitlement when it comes to test matches won or lost.

They expect other teams to accept it whenever a dubious decision goes the All Blacks’ way in a game.

BUT they don’t seem willing to do the same.

They'll routinely congratulate their opponents when they lose a match, but will then (for months, or even years afterwards), continue to bleat and “bitch” about a decision or incident that occurred in that match, trying to play the “victim” that was hard-done-by.

Perhaps it’s time for all involved in NZ Rugby to realize and accept that NO team should expect to have the right to always be “protected” or “favoured” in every match they play in.

Come on Scott Robertson, quit sinking to the low levels of some of your predecessors who, annoyingly, believed that the All Blacks have some divine, inalienable right to win every match they play.

What is this mumbo jumbo BS

Whens part two “Dmac staunchly waits at half way for the replay to show again on the big screen” coming?

Whats the point?