Handle9: We can blame the referee as much as we like but the All Blacks had a double digit lead in the final quarter and got run over. The last quarter the refereeing had minimal impact, poor decisions and an inability to cope with pressure was what lost the game.

When a referee calls don’t change your bind and then tells you to get out of a maul you don’t just stand there. It was far from the only example of sloppy work around the ruck and maul. When we’re under pressure bee are making poor decisions in the breakdown

Our exits this year have been the worst I’ve ever seen. The attention to detail isn’t there. If it was Ian Foster coaching this side there would be baying for blood.

I said before the game a 5-3 bench looked like the wrong call and I think it was. The backline substitutions seemed to make things worse not better.

I'm inclined to agree overall. It is pretty galling to see 5 points get awarded that should not have been though. Less than 5 points in the final scoreline. 

It was quite late when we starting subbing and I had figured it was to try and blast the boks in the last 15-20 minutes, but as has been the case this year, our replacements aren't having the impact I imagine is desired, instead our cohesion disappears. Hopefully, with some more time that will get rectified, but it's frustrating.