South African referee Jaco Peyper has landed himself in hot water with French rugby fans by appearing to pose for a picture with a group of Welsh supporters with a raised elbow, mimicking a key incident in the close-fought match. Wales beat France 20-19 in a dramatic rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday and Peyper, who officiated the game, sent off France lock Sebastien Vahaamahina for elbowing Aaron Wainwright in the face when France were leading 19-10. “As much as Vahaamahina deserves his red card, Jaco Peyper deserves to stop officiating in the World Cup after that. “Card fully justified, but after this photo I do wonder about the impartiality of the man in black,” another one added. Wales rallied to win after the red card, setting up a semi-final with South Africa.

Source: National Post October 21, 2019 05:26 UTC