SA Rugby apologise for 'highly regrettable' haka disruption

South Africa Rugby Union has apologised to New Zealand complete "highly regrettable" disruption to nan closing stages of their haka earlier nan hosts' Rugby Championship triumph connected Saturday successful Johannesburg.

As a people of respect, traditionally nan guidance would stay silent and let New Zealand to execute nan haka.

However, astatine Emirates Airline Park, nan last moments were overlaid by euphony and fireworks, arsenic good arsenic a flyover by an A380 hose caused by "timekeeping challenges" and "simple quality error", according to SA Rugby main executive Rian Oberholzer.

"I apologised successful personification and person written to nan NZRFU to formally definitive our regret and apologies for what occurred," added Oberholzer.

"It was ne'er nan volition to schedule immoderate activities that would coincide pinch specified an iconic infinitesimal of immoderate Test lucifer against nan All Blacks.

"In nan confusion, nan crowd's excited cheering was mistaken to person marked nan conclusion of nan Haka by an unsighted sound technologist who restarted nan euphony programme.

"It was highly regrettable but successful nary measurement deliberate."

Grant Williams' precocious try rounded disconnected a stunning 31-27 comeback triumph successful Johannesburg to make it 3 wins from 3 for nan Springboks successful nan Rugby Championship.

The 2 sides play again connected Saturday astatine DHL Stadium successful Cape Town.