O'Keeffe was heavily criticised by France captain Antoine Dupont.
New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe will referee Saturday’s World Cup semi-final between England and holders South Africa despite drawing criticism for his performance in theO’Keeffe was heavily criticised by France captain Antoine Dupont for his allegedly tolerant refereeing in the rucks in Sunday’s 29-28 South African win against Les Bleus.
The French also slammed O’Keeffe after Cheslin Kolbe charged down Thomas Ramos’s conversion following Peato Mauvaka’s try when TV footage showed the South African winger crossed the try-line shortly before the kicker was in motion.
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