This is how you should answer a question about referees in rugby | Rugby World Cup 2021

One of classiest answers to a question about refereeing I've seen.
Imagine the even bigger force Canada will be in the future #RWC2021
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[@keithh3103]

I dont think ive ever heard that answer before from any captain, any team or any code. Perfect answer!! 10-10 from me.

[@jackdeegan3617]

This VT should be passed on to the South Africans, especially their fans.

[@WalterWhite-sm2dr]

@@jackdeegan3617 and there waterboy… right…

[@howardcock3656]

@@jackdeegan3617 The women Refs at the WWC21 are a lot better than their male counterparts.

[@ritterderkokosnuss3379]

Guess what. I heard that answer from many soccer players or coaches. Funny that this seems to be a thing to point out to in rugby

[@billyboy4729]

Well played Canada both on the field but also for showing respect for the referee. I watched the game and was suffering from squeaky bum syndrome so big respect to your team. Let’s hope your governing body offer you the chance to be professionally sponsored in future. You were awesome today!

[@admiralbenbow5083]

Hope youve changed your underwear.

[@stylembonkers1094]

Women's rugby is a joke and should be laughed off the field. Don't encourage these weak children, who belong at the bottom of the schoolboys league.

[@admiralbenbow5083]

@@stylembonkers1094 Theres is medicine for people like you. Its called Viagra.

[@derekdokter4702]

Respect for refs is key in rugby

[@bonnytrippler2966]

Well played Canada and England - a great game worthy of a world cup semi final. Big respect to you both for your answers to this leading question.

[@claudelejal7401]

Bravo's les indiennes ....d Europe .....

[@BetterHumanz]

Canada is amazing I was so impressed with how good they are for an amateur team..by the time the next world cup comes around they will be the force to reckon with for sure.

[@confiseur]

Sorry ...it’s a fairy story..at least 16 of the Canadian squad are full time professionals.

[@MartinJG100]

No whining. Whatever next. Well played Canada.

[@paulmason2369]

Canada deserve praise for how they played and stuck to the task. I love the fact that they didn't whine and blame it on the referee either. England played slightly below average but, in the end, deserved the victory. The Abby Dow try was worthy of a British Lions match. Superb.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Below average? Rubbish, their opponents played well.

[@clarke1319]

Why would you say that. What reason would they have had to blame the referee. They played very well...better than most expected probably. They certainly had their chances to take the game away from England if they had been good enough.

[@CaptCanuck4444]

Canada is consistently an example to the world.

[@britpackdog4545]

For all the wrong reasons these days unfortunately

[@mancavespotcast4078]

Canada was unlucky but they only had themselves to blame, errors at crucial moments cost them big time, the referee had no bearing on the game at all. Both Women's World Cup semi finals were of the highest quality I take my hat off to all four teams and well done to next week's finalists England and New Zealand, should be a cracker game!.

[@bueller8278]

unnecessary ball handling errors. They could have won that game

[@dude9318]

Nz will win.......again .Its boring if the same teams win all the time

[@iallso1]

It is unfortunate that the try of the tournament and potential the try of the year began with a forward pass behind England's tryline that nobody wanted to go back and review. Personal I thought that the refereeing in the first semi-final was poor overall and can only hope that the S. African ref isn't involved in the final.

[@iallso1]

@@dude9318 I wish I had your confidence in that call on next weeks game.

[@indricotherium4802]

I thought NZ benefited from a very generous sequence of penalty awards mid way through the second half just as the French were building momentum. Druin ought not to have been in the position of having to land that kick to win the match but still, it was a poor effort.

[@errcoche]

I Was surprised at how good Canada are. They just failed to make some tackles for two of the English tries but they are right up there with the others who have reached the semis.

[@thewhiterabbit8068]

❤ A classy Canadian answer! ❤

[@lewischarles9450]

Canada are class on and off the field ❤

[@keiththomasgenkikeith7970]

Really great comments and so much respect for the referees and the game. Thanks for highlighting this press conference response about referees

[@sebby5700]

England won fair and square but I must say as an England fan I have so much respect and admiration for how the Canadians played against us. They didn’t use the ‘oh pity me were amateurs with no funding’ excuse they dug deep and they gave it 110%. To all the other ‘amateur’ sides take note of this. True champions Canada ✊

[@blackbob3358]

Well, not really, Sebby face. Not yet, anyway.. Their time will come, perhaps. It's not Albions fault that some of them are "amatuers" , btw. I can hear (esp) the pseudo celts queing up to have a pop.

[@NoelJGriffin]

I don't think you understand the difference between amateur and professional. I don't think there is a single player on that English or Canadian team that would agree with you. What Canada did was immense but they should have proper financial support from their union. Too much underinvestment in women's sports needs to change. This is not an example of how competitive an amature team can be rather a question of just how much could they achieve if they had the proper support.

[@xfosda]

@@DarkMoonWayfarer You're overrated if you keep losing games and yet people insist you're unbeatable. How is winning all the time being 'overrated'? England have beaten Canada nine times in a row, France ten times in a row, everyone thirty times in a row - you need to define your rating system or you might be mistaken for a troll.

[@johnjamesflashman6856]

@@DarkMoonWayfarer Overrated? 20 wins in a row. The Canadian team were great, I have a huge amount of respect for the team especially the Coach and Captain.

[@sebby5700]

@@NoelJGriffin I think we agree on more then you think mate. I also agree that Canada should invest. But what I’m also saying is that it shouldn’t be used as an excuse for losing. I think many people who know how to take accountability in sport would agree with me on that. That’s why I have the utmost respect for Canada for the way they played that game

[@jabbawakka7286]

You have this 🇳🇿kiwi's🇳🇿 respect for your response to the referees, your team is going from strength to strength, and I pray God bless and protect you all in your buildup to the next world cup.👌🙏🇨🇦🙏🇨🇦🙏🇨🇦🙏🇨🇦🙏

[@crush42mash6]

Way to go Canada you Women are awesome! You played so hard I couldn’t stop watching, onward and upward as always with class

[@countycricklewood]

An example of how all countries especially the top tier coaching staff should behave, in both league and union. Chutzpah Canada

[@conorcahill5422]

Perhaps now this will educate the uneducated and unadulterated gobdaws that BASH the referee whenever their team loses a game. It happens every single game, and it's time people learned to zip it. If a coach and captain can praise the referee, so should you.

[@mixodorians12]

Or perhaps it is a professional sport, not a morality tale.. everyone is in it for the cash..and they have cameras everywhere, and it should be virtually impossible for them to make terrible decisions. And yet...

[@conorcahill5422]

@@mixodorians12 When you are officiating a sport that has what feels like a million laws, and everything is happening in front of you at a quick pace, you cannot be guaranteed every decision made will be right.

[@Thatiscutebr0]

maybe Wayne Pivac can learn a thing or two from this (I mean he makes Michael chieka look like a saint). this is how you respond to a question regarding the referee

[@canadiancontent352]

Cash? Most the Canadian players live had to mouth to represent us. I’m proud they maintained our integrity despite losing.

[@mercedessl8718]

Rassie Erasmus set the tone and scene when he made that infamous video, for his players Oh really, criticising, ridiculing and questioning the impartiality of the Oz referee. Sadly all the moronic bok fans agreed with everything he said. He has done more harm to SA rugby than anyone.

[@seawolfe6460]

Excellent response.

[@BenRelle]

Canada were awesome. Huge respect for them. Top side, and with proper backing will be world champs one day

[@kenskinner6948]

It is up to us to win the game. Wow no truer words have been said in sport. Well said you are champion of your sport.

[@jadawin10]

The Canadians were proud on and off the field... Bravo !

[@shanewilson199]

A few NRL coaches should watch this video.

[@dougsaunders8109]

Bravo 👏🏻 Canada 🇨🇦. That is the way to be magnanimous in defeat.

[@TJ4DaWin]

Canada are a world class side with great leadership. Most importantly the future is brighter than ever for women's rugby. Canada v France next week will be a banger of a game. 100% respect

[@edwardmerriam6970]

Canada's women's rugby side is great but their men's side is utter trash.

[@calh4010]

They are they greatest rugby officials in the world, they work hard to perfect their craft and they take the responsibility seriously. An amateur team ranked in top 10 is a dream come true, for the love of the game. I think if Canada went pro, they would be number 1.

[@taraishot100]

Lol no they wouldn’t! it would always be NZ or England. When you have a nation like NZ who live and breathe Rugby who every boy dreams of becoming an all black who play from the age of 5 in to their late 30s to 40s how can you compete with that!

[@mikekelly5869]

They show class. Good on them.

[@1Molehill]

Wow, nice to see people accepting the situation and not looking to blame other people, which you often see in football.

[@camwells9726]

Often see it in mens rugby too , there is a certain country that never stop blaming refs when they lose , it gets tiresome

[@Ali74]

You see it in rugger too.

[@langdalepaul]

Why would anyone even bring that question up? I don’t think there was any question that there was inconsistent or bad refereeing, and certainly not that it would have favoured England.

[@waratahdavid696]

"... it's up to us to win the game!" Great ethos.

[@alunmorgan2352]

Bravo. Keeping our sport respectful

[@1966geordieboy]

Great answer. A lot could learn from totally honest comments about their own performance.

[@IrishInsomniac76]

Proud of our Canuck ladies. You really put it to them and gave England a scare

[@blackbob3358]

Canucks have a gene pool generally not associated with a name like Sorenson. I will stand to be corrected, if that be the case. Canada did make a decent fist of it, absolutely !

[@IrishInsomniac76]

@@blackbob3358 my name is irrelevant. I am Irish born but also a Canadian citizen.

[@edwardmerriam6970]

Oh my god, a coach and player who aren't frothing at the mouth and blaming the referee for every decision. Every athlete and coach from every sport can learn from these two.

[@martinwalker7202]

There’s the difference between rugby and football. Football managers blame refereeing for the poor performance of their team, in rugby, if the team don’t play well it’s their responsibility. Total respect for referees, whatever the shape of the ball!

[@xrekcor]

Canadian folk are so humble….. I spent 6 months there way back when. They are beautiful folk just like Kiwis

[@MeanAzz_13]

Hardluck Canada can see this team threatening to be World Champs in the future.

[@flyingdics1]

Rugby seems like the only sport left where whining constantly about refereeing is not done. You can't hear people talk about an NBA or NFL game without "the refs definitely had money on that game" or "the refs need to be fired."

[@newportfamily7575]

Great answer.

[@fazertace6837]

Well done guys. Owning your mistakes and not blaming the ref.

[@stevenmclaren2730]

You ruined my game searching you

[@Nate_P]

Class!

[@darthmong7196]

These guys have more class in their pinky fingers than Rassie Erasmus has in his whole body.

[@RUSure-jm9rp]

Canadian Women Athletes: It’s not the refs fault, we need to improve. American Women Athletes: It’s the refs fault we don’t get paid the same as the men. It’s the refs fault I’m in a Russian prison for smuggling drugs.

[@floydormsby4469]

All the teams are a credit to themselves and their countries however we have to expect a higher standard from the adjudication teams. We have the ref 2 x ARs and a tmo. If you listen to the mitigations from the refs after they've been to the tmo's there's a serious problem with the pictures they are seeing and they need to get it right if we are to have consistency with law.

[@robertferreiro3466]

Well said.....

[@waverunner3911]

Congratulations Canada oon an amazing game I can't wait till you go professional because you must be the best amateur side in the world, 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@GlynBartlett]

Class 🏆

[@rossmarshall2590]

The game and this specific tournament aside, refs need to be criticised and held accountable when they make mistakes. The title of this video suggests that they are infallible and that we should never speak ill of them

[@colharris5283]

Excellent respectful answer to a shit question.

[@wynandmalan5855]

As a South African i felt sorry for Canada and France refereeing wise. England were offside for basically the whole secomd halve

[@Me-ll4ig]

Sour grapes. England stuffed South Africa

[@markhamer7220]

Yeh you love whining. Always the refs fault.

[@gramsci279hegemony8]

As a S. African...yep says it all.

[@francishooper1649]

You are right but dont restrict it to the 2nd half. This a tactic the English use in every game along with their forwards working in 3's. They are dependent on their forwards to win games and the role of the backs is to obstruct the opposing sides back line. At rucks and mauls they stand in offside positions to shut down any attacking movement - this is particularly noticeable with the 2nd 5 and centre who are usually several feet offside. In contrast the Black Ferns, for instance, play an attacking game through the backs who score most of their tries. This is why I think England will win the final comfortably unless the ref actually monitors this which is unlikely given the poor standard of refereeing displayed so far.

[@SeanLee39]

Not like a South African to moan about a referee . How foolish of me

[@jc238]

A referee is like any other participant in a match, if they play badly they should face criticism otherwise they dont improve.

[@Viper-kr6nw]

Exemplary 👏🏼

[@dubemccready7438]

Good effort Canada, I too believe you will only get better playing on level one with the other top three countries, but do remember other countries like Australia, USA, Russia, bearing in mind lesser teams need to play against you too, that will give you all a good go of trying to be No One.

[@nothing-jg7fw]

As always, Canada are gracious and don't try and blame anyone else in their loss. Maybe English supporters need to watch this reply.

[@colmcronin7306]

Humility and respect for the man or woman doing there best to ref a very fast and brutal game - well played Camada. If only other teams didn't need to send hour long whine videos when they lose.

[@raventaylor1757]

Next time referees will look better at 50/50 decisions and it will go Canada way because they were humble after the game. Referees also hear good comments about them. This interview will definitely help Canada in the future. They played great against England and was unlucky at times.

[@graycooper9450]

I'm an England supporter...but I have to say Canada really impressed me

[@sevvy101]

Michael Chieka.....watch, listen, learn and coach your team to pass the ball flat or backwards...not forwards like for your first try against England yesterday 😊

[@1477wales4]

Fair play to Canada .....the men’s team should look at that game

[@thomasmain5986]

England my team were peppered with error's, with one or two player's visibly rattled. the Canadian's played with relentless accuracy and precision. But England kind of won with muscle memory, they found a way to win. But it was close, England have a week to find themselves again, I hope I don't have to watch another England side step into another World cup final, unprepared for the intensity of a World cup final.

[@Driver2616]

Somebody should show this to Rassie Erasmus. Hey Rassie! Are you watching and listening? If you’re not, then WAKE UP!!!

[@gus3635]

what coachs have learned is unless your Eddie jones you cannot critique a ref.

[@dougsaunders8109]

Really, South Africa 🇿🇦 hold my beer! 😂

[@newchannelname3395]

@@dougsaunders8109 south africa were punished though

[@huwtindall7096]

Class response - reffing is a tough job. Rassie could learn a thing or two.

[@midolancmlungisi9990]

also the england could learn too

[@newchannelname3395]

@@midolancmlungisi9990 I think australia have probably been the worst offenders recently! Shocking that eddie jones wasn't punished for some of the things he was saying around ~2020 but he seems to have calmed down recently

[@markhamer7220]

Unfortunately he wont. Too arrogant.

[@markhamer7220]

Unfortunately he wont. Too arrogant.

[@justinluckhoff]

good boy and girl. your masters will be pleased with your answers.

[@tribester07]

Plays 8, is the captain, takes the place kicks, tells it like it is. Canada have got some player there.

[@briantreadwell2206]

Rugby / Football (soccer) chalk and cheese, such respect in Rugby, rarely exists in football

[@LtD973]

This is Rugby and we respect our referees. Full Stop!

[@simonjackson7269]

A certain South African coach could learn a lot from this!!

[@typing...4881]

Are rugby refs superhumans that can never make mistakes?

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

Where is the audio?

[@JSL2000]

That's just professional media training. Fairly standard at that level where teams know that nothing good comes from criticising the opponent or the officials in public. You see this in all sports. (Except Rassie down in South Africa!!)

[@weedwacker6540]

Compared to the other rugby countries in height and body mass for the women's rugby World Cup stats, I've notice the European women are longer and leaner there long legs makes them run in wider span then the nz women rugby team, I could be wrong inn this, its observation

[@keza41]

Class on and off the field, someone send this to that crybaby Rassie.

[@ericvanderwalt31]

I disagree, the ref should own up to his mistakes and it should be pointed out! He is a professional and thus should take responsibility

[@louwpretorius4905]

Seriously! Of course if the ref does a good job he should be praised, but surely this is not how you should answer a question about a ref if the ref performs badly.

[@jimmydogg9520]

Who was it that came on the number 20 for Canada Tyson something?

[@booboo168]

Tyson Beukeboom

[@jimmydogg9520]

@@booboo168 yeah she was a beast for Canada when she came on

[@juliansmith4295]

Tyson Beukeboom. Her father was a professional hockey player, and so was her uncle and several cousins.

[@graemecross3182]

Maybe the springboks should take note

[@gillesmatheronpro]

With your title, do you mean some guy, whose team ended up leaving the RWC France 2023 after 1/4 finals, expressed himself in a way he shouldn't have ? OK, so... if your statement is true, why did World rugby conducted an analysis of the referring done during RSA - FRA to conclude the "yellow man" made 5 major mistakes ? Including 2 against RSA and 3 against France. Yet forgetting a direct head contact with forearm... not a detail ! Not only is the referee to blame in this case, but the whole referring team as well. Where was the TMO when we needed him most, as his job specifically requires it ? Apart from "invisible man", what acting or hiding was he doing during this game (mostly second half). This man and his team were not up to the task, and it seems like a few other things were also forgotten during the RSA - ANG game, by... the very same referee. This RWC France, offering great games, opposition, and else, got ruined by a good enofew referees who thought decisions dre

[@davidegan6931]

No sound?

[@jacquesventer3170]

Can we send this video to all French people?

[@jcvosloo5730]

Refs should be held accountable though,they are professionals and are being paid to do a job.Lately it seems that the quality of refereeing as gone down alot

[@petervandenheuvel5796]

I, not saying the ref in this game was poor i never even watched it , but as a rule of thumb its not the way forward

[@ruanbosman832]

Although I agree that it's ultimately up to the team to win the game, I firmly believe that poor and inconsistent refereeing performances need to be honestly called out as such. I haven't watched the game in question, but RugbyPass' generalised title for this clip annoys me. As a rugby fan the sport has become pretty frustrating to watch due to shocking refereeing and that is in general- not just when it comes to teams I support. The inability of administration bodies to lift the quality of on-field refereeing decisions is making rugby into a poor quality product for fans and sticking our heads in the sand won't fix it. Believe it or not, it is possible to simultaneously rue your own teams shortcomings that cost you the game and also point out that the quality of refereeing decisions was not acceptable!

[@jonathandeighton4245]

are you saying the ref was poor?

[@axis19752]

From NZ 🇳🇿: Oh well..

[@sarahlivingstone8367]

Women's Rugby is every bit as exciting as the men's game - I just wish the national matches were as well attended and the ladies got the financial rewards they deserve (not football salaries - even the football men don't deserve those!!!).

[@steveogburn6316]

I totally agree with you. Canada gave England a 'wake-up' call, which thankfully England responded to. Whilst both Canada and England show impressive use of their packs, neither are 'One Trick Ponies'. Canada are most definitely on the right route of becoming even better. France are in for a very challenging game. My best wishes to the Canadian team in the future.

[@anotheruserism]

Yes yes and yes. So sick of people just wanting to automatically blame the ref. Anything to protect their fragile egos and anything for fans to deflect.

[@pops1507]

She can tackle me anytime she chooses.

[@johnsmith2872]

If only Canada had lobbed the very shallow, probably always offside, rush defence.

[@maverick4177]

Salty 😂 it’s not always what you are allowed to do, but what you can get away with Don’t be salty we invented the game after all

[@johnsmith2872]

@@maverick4177 The rush defence killed Canada? Changed tactics from the ball in hand approach was desperately needed here, regardless of who invented the great game of rugby.

[@stephenboshoff8316]

As long as you play the tune, the referees can continue to tilt the game. Basically any time a team is very close the win will go with who the ref favours. Is that what we want.???? I have started to lose interest in the sport. Sports like tennis and cricket has become a lot more fair in outcome than rugby

[@johnpoile1451]

THE HAND OF CONTROL, just look at football bankable clubs get to finals. The curse of Global Brands.

[@SJ.77]

more like "when not to pick your nose"

[@aramanon]

The law book could be two lines long. Do it The way the referee tells you to.

[@stevenmcalister826]

The law differing massively between officials means they aren’t consistent. This is why referee decisions are so controversial if calls differ depending on what referee you get.

[@yannicklenormand7815]

One for @rassie

[@ohrate]

A great example you youngsters joining the game.

[@davidegan6931]

No sound

[@getrealdave9975]

As an English man I'm glad that we won. But I think Canada played the overall better rugby and would have deserved to win if it wasn't for the world classes try from MacDonald and Dow. Hopefully England can learn from this lesson in fast paced dynamic rugby when they face NZ. They will need it, so Canada might have done us a favour. Canada have shown that they are deserved of better funding and professional contracts. Well done Canada.

[@berenvalari]

Yes the refs are infallible and should never be criticized lol.

[@dv4662]

Football managers please note. !!

[@ljtheman7875]

Put respect to their names

[@bruceseaman6592]

KUDOS CANADIAN WOMENS RUGBY

[@bremCZ]

The question was just how they saw the refereeing at the breakdown. It's a legitimate question considering how different global refereeing standards can be and how by the book some refs can be compared to others.

[@ghytredstillghytred7617]

Before most internationals (in the men's game anyway) the Ref meets each team separately some days before the match to explain how they are going to ref it, and answer any questions the team may have. I guess that one of the things flowing from being pro rather than amateur is that you get to work out what questions to ask, and how the interpret the Ref's answers. Also, time to practice how to play to the Ref in general. But good on them for a classy answer!