O'Connell unhappy with referee

Lions captain Paul O’Connell accused Bryce Lawrence of only refereeing one side after South Africa held off a late fightback to win the first Test 26-21 in Durban.

O'Connell unhappy with referee
Sat, 20 Jun, 2009 - 19:11

Lions captain Paul O’Connell accused Bryce Lawrence of only refereeing one side after South Africa held off a late fightback to win the first Test 26-21 in Durban.

The Springboks opened a 26-7 lead early in the second half as the Lions struggled to cope with the world champions’ destructive scrummaging power.

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CourtsRugbyLions 2009Place: DurbanPlace: South AfricaPerson: O'ConnellPerson: Paul O’ConnellPerson: Bryce LawrencePerson: Tendai “The Beast” MtawariraPerson: Phil VickeryPerson: O’ConnellPerson: PhilPerson: Ruan PienaarPerson: Francois SteynPerson: John SmitPerson: Heinrich BrussowPerson: Ian McGeechanPerson: Paddy O’BrienPerson: McGeechanPerson: Tom CroftPerson: JJ WilliamsPerson: Mike PhillipsPerson: Ugo MonyePerson: PhillipsPerson: Tommy BowePerson: MonyePerson: Morne SteynPerson: Adam JonesPerson: VickeryPerson: Pieter De VilliersPerson: Jean De VilliersPerson: SmitPerson: MtawariraPerson: de VilliersOrganisation: LionsOrganisation: South AfricaOrganisation: SpringboksOrganisation: International Rugby BoardOrganisation: Lions’
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