Peter de Villiers slams every SA ref – and drops another classic ‘Div’ quote

Peter de Villiers has slammed the quality of South Africa’s referees after his EP Elephants side suffered another heavy defeat in the Preparation Series.

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The EP Elephants went down 43-0 against Griquas at home in Gqeberha on Wednesday having previously lost 54-24 to the Lions at home and 87-10 to the Bulls in Pretoria.

The match against Griquas saw the EP Elephants lose a third player to a red card in as many games, after wing Riaan Arends was sent off for stamping.

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Earlier, No 8 Zingisa April was yellow-carded in the first half after conceding a penalty try for collapsing a Griquas maul.

Speaking after the match, Peter de Villiers lashed out at not only referee on the night Cwengile Jadezweni, but the standard of South African referees in general.

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“It’s not just last night’s referee,” Peter de Villiers said.

“These are South Africa’s referees in general. I get the feeling that some referees go on to the field with a preconceived attitude.

“Take the game against Griquas. I don’t think the first yellow card [to April] should have been one. I think the referee should have warned us first.

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“When you look at our matches, it’s like the 50-50 decisions are always against us. Look at how other teams get away with things that we are penalised for at the breakdowns.

“If you only look at the footage and not the incident as a whole, then it is correct that he was punished. But if you look at how [Griquas wing Brandt] pulls Arends’ jersey, then you get a different insight. [Brandt] started it and Arends lost his balance. Where did he have to go?

“Since 1960, what has changed about the game? Nothing.

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“The game is still the same. People swear, kick each other, dive into each other, the game is still the same, but the rules keep changing.

“The Bible says you cannot put new wine in an old wineskin. They have to stop changing the rules, because they are confusing the referees,” the former Springbok coach concluded.

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