Alun Wyn Jones refused to get drawn on Rassie Erasmus’ criticism of the refereeing in the first Test and warned the Springboks there is more to come from the Lions.
Jones was responding after Rassie Erasmus, the South Africa director of rugby, released an unorthodox 62-minute video on social media in which he criticised the officials following the Springboks’ 22-17 loss in the first Test in Cape Town last Saturday.
Erasmus claimed Springboks captain Siya Kolisi did not receive the respect from officials afforded to the Lions captain and said he was willing to walk away from the remainder of the series if he was out of line.
Jones, who could lead the Lions to a series victory on Saturday, said he had not seen the video and did not feel that the officials favoured the Lions: “In the heat of the moment, it didn’t really feel like we had
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