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New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe has been appointed to referee the Rugby World Cup semi-final usdt between England and South Africa despite criticism of his performance on quarter-final weekend usdt
France captain Antoine Dupont suggested that the officiating “wasn’t up to the level” required as the hosts exited the tournament at the hands of the Springboks at the Stade de France usdt
World Rugby have nonetheless backed their official, with O’Keeffe given another marquee appointment usdt
Australia’s Angus Gardner will take charge of the other semi-final usdt between Argentina and New Zealand on Friday usdt
Jaco Peyper, who suffered an injury during Argentina’s win over Wales, was not considered due to a calf issue usdt
“I would like to congratulate Angus and Ben, the assistant referees and TMOs on their selection for the semi-finals,” World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said usdt
RecommendedAntoine Dupont slams referee after France crash out of Rugby World CupWarren Gatland reacts to ‘disruptive’ referee change after Wales knocked out of Rugby World CupWas Cheslin Kolbe’s crucial charge-down in South Africa vs France illegal?“The match official group as a whole have played a full and positive role in an exceptional Rugby World Cup, including a compelling set of quarter-finals usdt
”World Rugby High Performance 15s Match Officials Manager Joël Jutge added: “Congratulations to all selected usdt
This is a team effort, and the selection reflects the hard work of the group as a whole, and the encouragement and support they give each other usdt
“I would also like to pay tribute to Jaco Peyper, who has been ruled out through injury usdt
He would have been in contention usdt
We wish him a speedy recovery usdt
”There is no appointment for Wayne Barnes, with the Englishman a likely candidate to oversee the final if his compatriots fail to make it usdt
The highly-regarded O’Keeffe has enjoyed a strong tournament with the whistle, but was publicly criticised by Dupont immediately after France’s exit was confirmed usdt
“It’s hard to talk about these things because there’s lots of disappointment and frustration,” said Dupont usdt
“We could have had some penalties at crucial moments usdt
“I don’t want to be a bad loser and moan about the refereeing but I don’t think the refereeing was up to the level of what was at stake usdt
It’s not just one person, there are TMOs, assistant referees and they have time to review images as the game is going on usdt
”Match officials - Rugby World Cup 2023 Semi-Finals:Argentina vs New Zealand (Friday 20 October, 8pm BST)Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) and Nic Berry (Australia)Television match official (TMO): Ben Whitehouse (Wales)England vs South Africa (Saturday 21 October, 8pm BST)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) Assisant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) and Paul Williams (New Zealand)Television match official (TMO): Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) usdt
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Test centurion Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty following the Rugby World Cup usdt
The 34-year-old’s bid to finish his international career on a high was cruelly ended by Saturday’s heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to South Africa in Paris usdt
Vice-captain Lawes is a veteran of four World Cups, two British and Irish Lions tours and one of only five Englishmen to be capped 100 times usdt
Steve Borthwick’s side will return home from France following Friday evening’s bronze-medal match against pool-stage opponents Argentina usdt
Lawes, who has made 105 international appearances across 15 years, said: “I haven’t told Steve yet! But I will let him know usdt
“I’ve said to the boys, anyone that’s asked usdt
I think it’s time usdt
I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that usdt
“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long usdt
It flies by usdt
“I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on usdt
It’s not always been the ups usdt
Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through usdt
“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me usdt
“To be able to finish with this group, it’s something I’ll treasure forever usdt
”England travelled to the World Cup in poor form and with many pundits dismissive of their prospects usdt
But they came agonisingly close to reaching a second successive final after leading the reigning champions for all but five minutes of an enthralling last-four encounter which was settled by Handre Pollard’s late penalty usdt
“It’s one of those where we thought we had it, but let it slip away at the same time,” said Lawes usdt
“But we’ve proved a lot of people wrong usdt
You give it all you’ve got usdt
It’s sport, isn’t it?“That’s what it means at the highest level usdt
You get a couple of things wrong and get punished usdt
“But a lot of people thought we’d have struggled, and in the end we were unlucky to lose usdt
”Lawes made his England debut against Australia in 2009 when head coach Borthwick was team captain usdt
The flanker was a beaten finalist against the Springboks in 2019 and also played in the 2011 and 2015 tournaments, in addition to representing the Lions in 2017 and 2021 usdt
He believes England have a bright future under Borthwick and is determined to sign off by helping the team finish third usdt
“We showed to everyone what it means to play for this team,” said Lawes usdt
“Play for your country and the boys alongside you usdt
“I think people can see now what a good coach he is – and where this team can really go usdt
“We want to finish on a high usdt
It’s important for us to finish properly and send us all off on a good win usdt
”Father-of-four Lawes joined World Cup-winning prop Jason Leonard and international team-mates Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell and Dan Cole on a select list of England centurions in August by captaining his country in a shock warm-up defeat to Fiji at Twickenham usdt
He waved to fans at Stade de France following England’s dramatic elimination and intends to spend more time with his children while continuing to playing for Northampton usdt
“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around,” he said usdt
“It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well-needed structure to the mob usdt
“As hard as it is being away from your family, you almost have another family usdt
“You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps usdt
It’s five months, staying with your brothers usdt
“I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the stuff we get up to when we’re not training usdt
I’ll miss the hard work as well usdt
“And I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything usdt
”More aboutPA ReadyCourtney LawesEnglandSouth AfricaBritish and Irish LionsStade De FranceSpringboksAustraliaLionsBen YoungsOwen FarrellDan ColeFijiParis1/1Courtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsCourtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsEngland’s Courtney Lawes is preparing to wave goodbye to Test rugby (Adam Davy/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today usdt
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