All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has played down tensions with Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus after their scrum dispute, saying the third Test at FNB Stadium is now in the referee’s hands.

Following a heated exchange between Rassie Erasmus and Dave Rennie, Joe Marler took to X to poke fun at armchair critics dissecting the Springboks' scrum technique.

As the scrum war of words escalates ahead of FNB Stadium, Daan Human insists the Boks are focused purely on forward momentum, not gamesmanship.