After the appointment of Jaco Peyper as the main referee for the quarterfinal match, an old image of the South African celebrating with the Europeans appeared on social networks.
The Pumas They continued their dream to France Rugby World Cup 2023 and next Saturday they will play against Welsh for the quarterfinals, but before the match The first controversy has already developed. After confirming that Jaco Peyper will be the referee of the match, A picture of the South African celebrating the Welsh victory with his fans has emerged.
A few days before the meeting in Marseille for a place among the four best, the discussions about the image, which appeared in 2019, they saw the light again. At that time, It is worth noting that the referee celebrated with the supporters of the Red Dragons in the 20-19 victory over France in the World Cup in Japan, in which match he was the main judge.
In the said quarterfinal match, coincidentally at the same stage, Peyper He sent off French second row Sebastien Vahaamahina for elbowing Aaron Wainwright when the score was 19-10 in favor of the Frenchmen.. Faced with this decision, the British team took advantage of the extra man and managed to reverse the score and qualify for the semifinals, where they lost to South Africa.
Not only did the celebratory image generate controversy, but instead they seem to be imitating the action that ended with the red card. All this is causal World Rugby will punish Peyper, who began to lose his credibility as a referee, and he will not be considered again to direct the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
Source: Tycsports
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