Outgoing All Blacks coach takes another dig at Springboks’ RWC win

Ian Foster has again reiterated that he felt the All Blacks should have been awarded a potential title-winning penalty late in the Rugby World Cup final.

Against the All Blacks, Kwagga Smith, a springbok, wins a turnover. Screenshot from a video.

After the Springboks defeated the All Blacks 12–11 in the championship match, they were named world champions, although Foster feels that his team would have won with more precise officiating.

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Sam Cane, the captain of the All Blacks, was shown the red card for foul play, while Siya Kolisi, the captain of the Springboks, was also shown the yellow card for a similar, albeit less serious, infraction.

A few minutes later, New Zealand scored a controversial try after another attempt was disallowed. This occurred because it was evident that the ball moved forward, resulting in a knock-on, prior to Beauden Barrett’s score.

Whatever the case, Foster is still furious the All Blacks were not given a penalty late in the game by referee Wayne Barnes, which would have allowed his team to attempt a game-winning kick at goal.

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Foster said that because Kwagga Smith had his hands evidently on the ground after his spectacular turnover at the breakdown late in the game, it should have resulted in a penalty.

Foster said to the Platform Podcast, “You can look at some of the controllables. There was a great Jordie Barrett chip in the first half and Ardie ran onto it, but the ball didn’t bounce his way.”

“In the final twenty, we had a few goal kicks that went wide.

“I believe that we should have won the World Cup with a penalty kick close to where Jordie missed his opening attempt.

“Kwagga Smith won a ball at the breakdown that we didn’t get a penalty for, clearly having hands on the ground,”the All Blacks boss explained.

“But look, there’s a whole lot of ‘what ifs’, but that’s what it is.”