Did a member of The Chaser TV team sneak his way into the video referee's box in Durban last Saturday during the Springboks v British and Irish Lions Test and commandeer the microphone to cause mayhem? That is the only logical reason for this baffling conversation between referee Bryce Lawrence and a misguided video ref over whether a Lions' try should be awarded, and if not, where play should recommence.

Lawrence: "Can you look at the grounding, and whether it's a try or no try?"

Video referee: "Bryce, I have a decision. The ball was not. Touch in goal. Scrum five Red."

L: "Touch in goal here?"

VR: "The ball doesn't touch in goal."

L: "Sorry?"

VR: "The ball doesn't touch in goal."

L: "OK. But it was carried in by Red?"

VR: "Yes. Scrum five Red."

L: "Why scrum five Red, though?"

VR: "Because the green player played the ball after, and going (garbled) . . . It's a scrum five Red."

L: "Why, though? You need to tell me why scrum five?"

VR: "Because the green player played the ball and errrr."

L: "In the field of play, or in-goal?"

VR: "It was in-goal."

L: "OK, it's a 22 then."

Lawrence then ran to the quarter line for the restart. What's doing?

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