The refereeing in the Trans-Tasman comp was seriously skewed, but perhaps not how you think A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size I recall a response from then Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson when questioned about potential favouritism given the number of penalties his side were awarded during the season, when he pointed out that his side were simply in the opposition penalty area more than anyone else. And so it generally works in rugby union, South Africa’s win column in the run up to the last Rugby World Cup was only challenged when forced into penalty deficit by the All Blacks.