Stephen Donald's reading of the pre-Test noise between Erasmus and Rennie is straightforward: it's referee warfare, not a genuine rules debate. Bringing Jaco Peyper to a press conference instead of du Toit, Kolisi or Pollard was a deliberate move — flood the airwaves with talk about pace of play, and you increase the chance that Matthew Carley is already thinking about it when he runs onto Ellis Park. Donald notes Rennie is playing the same game from the other side, and that both coaches are experienced enough to know exactly what they're doing. The Ellis Park crowd adds another layer — referees are professionals, but Donald leaves open the question of whether one or two decisions end up tilting the Boks' way as a result of the week's noise.