Springbok scrum coach Daan Human has defended South Africa's set-piece culture, dismissing Dave Rennie's claims of illegal.
Scrum coach Daan Human delivered a calm yet defiant defence of South Africa's scrum following the explosive war of words between the Springboks and All Blacks surrounding the set-piece.
The feud ignited ahead of the second Test in Cape Town, where All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie publicly raised concerns to World Rugby both before and after the Test, alleging the Boks were illegally "walking around" the mark to force scrum penalties.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus fired back, furiously rejecting the claims as a manufactured narrative designed to sway match officials ahead of the third Test at FNB Stadium in Soweto this weekend.
Human, speaking at a press conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday, took a pragmatic view of the growing hysteria, which has now also moved online with all sorts of experts having their say.
