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New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe has been appointed to referee the Rugby World Cup semi-final promo between England and South Africa despite criticism of his performance on quarter-final weekend promo
France captain Antoine Dupont suggested that the officiating “wasn’t up to the level” required as the hosts exited the tournament at the hands of the Springboks at the Stade de France promo
World Rugby have nonetheless backed their official, with O’Keeffe given another marquee appointment promo
Australia’s Angus Gardner will take charge of the other semi-final promo between Argentina and New Zealand on Friday promo
Jaco Peyper, who suffered an injury during Argentina’s win over Wales, was not considered due to a calf issue promo
“I would like to congratulate Angus and Ben, the assistant referees and TMOs on their selection for the semi-finals,” World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said promo
RecommendedAntoine Dupont slams referee after France crash out of Rugby World CupWarren Gatland reacts to ‘disruptive’ referee change after Wales knocked out of Rugby World CupWas Cheslin Kolbe’s crucial charge-down in South Africa vs France illegal?“The match official group as a whole have played a full and positive role in an exceptional Rugby World Cup, including a compelling set of quarter-finals promo
”World Rugby High Performance 15s Match Officials Manager Joël Jutge added: “Congratulations to all selected promo
This is a team effort, and the selection reflects the hard work of the group as a whole, and the encouragement and support they give each other promo
“I would also like to pay tribute to Jaco Peyper, who has been ruled out through injury promo
He would have been in contention promo
We wish him a speedy recovery promo
”There is no appointment for Wayne Barnes, with the Englishman a likely candidate to oversee the final if his compatriots fail to make it promo
The highly-regarded O’Keeffe has enjoyed a strong tournament with the whistle, but was publicly criticised by Dupont immediately after France’s exit was confirmed promo
“It’s hard to talk about these things because there’s lots of disappointment and frustration,” said Dupont promo
“We could have had some penalties at crucial moments promo
“I don’t want to be a bad loser and moan about the refereeing but I don’t think the refereeing was up to the level of what was at stake promo
It’s not just one person, there are TMOs, assistant referees and they have time to review images as the game is going on promo
”Match officials - Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi-Finals:Argentina vs New Zealand (Friday 20 October, 8pm BST)Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) and Nic Berry (Australia)Television match official (TMO): Ben Whitehouse (Wales)England vs South Africa (Saturday 21 October, 8pm BST)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) Assisant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) and Paul Williams (New Zealand)Television match official (TMO): Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) promo
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New Zealand coach Ian Foster has revealed that he feels a couple of subtle tweaks to his squad for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final will be enough to match South Africa’s “bomb squad” promo
The Springboks have loaded up on bench forward might for the showpiece Paris decider, including seven pack replacements in their 23 promo
The seven/one bench split was a gambit first employed in South Africa’s strong warm-up win over New Zealand at Twickenham in August, with the replacement pack brought on together and immediately win a scrum penalty promo
But rather than matching their opponents and including extra forwards among their bench eight, the All Blacks have kept faith with a traditional five/three combination promo
Coach Foster has made a couple of personnel changes among those five replacement forwards, though, with veteran lock Sam Whitelock dropped to the bench and tighthead prop Nepo Laulala brought in at Fletcher Newell’s expense promo
All Blacks props Nepo Laulala, Tamaiti Williams and Tyrel Lomax will be key to the final (Getty Images)And Foster feels his side are fully equipped to defuse any potential bench impact promo
“It is certainly a response [to the Springboks’ bench],” Foster confirmed of his tweaks promo
“Not so much a response to the power, but more to the techniques we expect to have to deal with promo
“Nepo is a very strong scrummager and very experienced promo
He’s trained so well and has probably been disappointed that he didn’t play the last two promo
It is a great occasion for him promo
“He’s alongside Samisoni [Taukei’aho], with the likes of Sam Whitelock on the bench, we really believe and have got a lot of confidence in that group coming on promo
”The final should present a fascinating clash of styles, with Handre Pollard’s selection at fly half ahead of Manie Libbok another indicator of South Africa’s preference for a tighter game promo
That contrasts with the All Blacks’ ability to keep the ball alive and play wide, ambitious rugby promo
“That’s what I love about the game,” Foster said promo
“People play different ways and try different things promo
[South Africa] have got their way that they think suits their strength promo
“The [seven/one split] doesn’t really change anything in what we do promo
It doesn’t impact our game and the way we want to play it promo
Our strategy suits us, their strategy suits them promo
It makes it interesting on Saturday night promo
”New Zealand team to face South Africa at the Stade de France (Saturday 28 October, kick off 8pm BST)Starting XV: 15 promo
Beauden Barrett, 14 promo
Will Jordan, 13 promo
Rieko Ioane, 12 promo
Jordie Barrett, 11 promo
Mark Tele’a, 10 promo
Richie Mo’unga, 9 promo
Aaron Smith; 1 promo
Ethan de Groot, 2 promo
Codie Taylor, 3 promo
Tyrel Lomax, 4 promo
Brodie Retallick, 5 promo
Scott Barrett, 6 promo
Shannon Frizell, 7 promo
Sam Cane (captain), 8 promo
Ardie SaveaReplacements: 16 promo
Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17 promo
Tamaiti Williams, 18 promo
Nepo Laulala, 19 promo
Samuel Whitelock, 20 promo
Dalton Papali’i, 21 promo
Finlay Christie, 22 promo
Damian McKenzie, 23 promo
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