The New Zealand official was jeered off, and criticised afterwards by France captain Antoine Dupont, for his officiating on Sunday, as South Africa narrowly edged the hosts 29-28 in the quarter-final with several marginal decisions going the Springboks' way.
O’Keeffe has yet to officiate England at this tournament, but Erasmus felt this would offer neither side any favours. Erasmus said England posed a massive “pothole or roadblock” in South Africa’s way as they hope to defend their title in the final on Oct. 28.
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