We Were Robbed! The Springboks At The 2011 Rugby World Cup

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The Springboks were screwed out of the 2011 Rugby World Cup by a shocking refereeing performance by Bryce Lawrence in the quarter-final against Australia in Wellington.
Up to that moment South Africa had won a tight pool match against Wales before coming good against Fiji and Namibia and seeing off Samoa in their final pool game. Next up was a meeting with the Wallabies. The Boks started as favourites but there was nothing they could do against Lawrence’s dreadful effort that day.

Lawrence, a New Zealander, would subsequently quit after that match and become the head of referees in that country. The All Blacks would also play the winner of this quarter-final in the semis. Conspiracy? Maybe.

In this video Peter tries to objectively break down what happened at the 2011 Rugby World Cup from a South African perspective. You’ll also hear from JP Pietersen and Dick Muir, who were actually there, and get their thoughts on the events of that World Cup that could have gone the Springboks’ way … but we’ll never know.

00:00 Introduction by Pete
00:22 Pre-tournament buildup
04:00 Opening match against Wales
04:16 Beating Fiji & Namibia
04:22 JP Pietersen comments
04:50 Close win against Samoa
04:55 Dick Muir comments
05:51 JP Pietersen comments
07:12 Quarter-final against Australia
09:35 Dick Muir comments
10:17 JP Pietersen comments
11:13 Dick Muir comments
12:35 Aftermath
14:11 JP Pietersen comments
14:36 Dick Muir comments
15:11 JP Pietersen comments
15:53 Final assessment

Peter says: I love the Springboks and rugby is one of my favourite sports. Although as a sports journalist I am supposed to remain neutral, I always like to point out that before I became a professional, I was just a big fan! I hold a Masters Degree in International Journalism so at least you know I should be able to ask a good question or two! My dream is to do this YouTube Channel permanently. You can help me out by liking the videos, subscribing to the channel and hitting the notification bell.

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