Lions coach Swys de Bruin pleads for "fair deal" by questioning Crusader tactics

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Referee Angus Gardner's concerns

The Bruin Lions Swys coach has increased pressure on match officials before this weekend's Super Rugby final, claiming the Crusaders were allowed to "shoot" during their race.

The Lions are already faced with having to make the long flight from Johannesburg to Christchurch for the Saturday final, but all of Bruin wants to be a "fair deal".

He is particularly concerned about the leeway he believes the Crusaders were allowed to offside line and plan to raise the problem with referee Angus Gardner

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Captain Sam Whitelock will argue the Crusaders case with the referee if necessary in the Super Rugby final.

"They can not, because they're champions and people think they're good, get by with some things." And I'll make sure we meet the refs about it, "said De Bruin to the South African team supersport.com .

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"Because just browsing their clips – and you know me, I'm talking with the heart – there are a lot of things that escape them, more than the other teams that pull them off," he said. from Bruin. Like the offside line, like the blow on the left side of the soft head, stuff like that, so I'll talk to them like that, we need a fair deal, all we ask is just and hope we will get it.

Eyebrows were raised in South Africa last week following Sanzaar's decision to appoint a neutral referee, Australian Gardner, before the finalists were known

De Bruin said he was surprised at the appointment Gardner hastened, but worried more of the assistant referees, Kiwi Glen Jackson and Australian Nic Berry, who are charged with patrolling the offside.

And the Lions coach has gave examples of the Crusaders' semifinal win against the Hurricanes last week

"We do not look at this as a team, we look at the positives. "There's a reason there's 10 meters in a scrum, I watched TJ Perenara when he touched that ball, they're already five meters from the surface, y, that can not be. They must be 10 until the ball is out, these are the little things we'll be dealing with. "

– Stuff