Jamie Joseph says Canterbury favoured by refs

Wellington rugby coach Jamie Joseph is claiming the Canterbury side tends to be favoured by the refs when it comes to making tight calls.

Joseph is urging referee Vinny Munro to be consistent when he polices the breakdown in Saturday night's Air New Zealand Cup final in Christchurch. He says historically Canterbury seems to get best of the refereeing.

"I've found that they've always had the 50/50 decisions go their way. Certainly in the final last year there were a number of marginal calls"

Joseph also wants the team which gains dominance at scrum time to enjoy the the benefits that should come with it.