Matfield: Leave referee to do job

VICTOR MATFIELD believes referee Christophe Berdos should be left to do his job and the rest should adapt when the second Test against the British and Irish Lions kicks off today.

There was some visible frustration with the man in charge of the first game in Durban last week – New Zealander Bryce Lawrence – after he repeatedly penalised Phil Vickery at the scrum during the opening 40 minutes, before things improved in the second half when the Englishman was replaced.

Matfield insists the decisions of Frenchman Berdos should not be dwelled upon.

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