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RAYNAL: He took the ball out... MURRAY: He took the quick-tap. RAYNAL: There was clear interference by the [Lions] tackler.It was a reprieve for the South Africans and, cool heads finally prevailing, Steyn stepped up and landed the penalty that made it 19-16. There was time for a restart, but the Springboks saw it out to win the series 2-1. https://twitter.com/SkySportsRugby/status/1424069282468704267 Following the game, Lions coach Warren Gatland bemoaned 'a couple of 50/50 calls' that went against them, but he did not linger on the match officials' decisions. He commented:
"I thought the referee had a good game. We have no complaints with the referee or assistant referees tonight... South Africa took one or two opportunities and we didn't."Earlier in the second half, Murray was getting short shrift from the referee. When the Munster scrumhalf asked him to look at Eben Etzebeth slapping the ball down as he was trying to pass, Raynal barked back, "Conor, I'll go to the TMO if I want to."
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