Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill has demanded a review of video technology after the Wallabies were once again the victim of a video refereeing blunder.

In successive matches against South Africa over the past three weeks Australia believe they have suffered due to existing regulations.

Wallaby winger Andrew Walker was arguably denied a penalty try in Pretoria on July 28 as the Australians went down 20-15. The grandstand official was called for on that occasion but lacked the power to rule on an early tackle infringement that forced Walker to spill the ball forward. His judgment was simply "knock-on", his hands tied on a further recommendation.

Then, at Subiaco Oval on Saturday, the Wallabies feel they were hard done by again when the video referee could have been consulted following the Springboks try but was ignored.

New Zealand referee Steve Walsh refused to use the video official when South African second-rower Mark Andrews crossed to put the Springboks ahead 8-3 at the break.

Television replays later confirmed Andrews had his left leg swept over the sideline in a covering tackle by Australian winger Joe Roff before grounding the ball in the right-hand corner. English touch judge Steve Lander ruling the try was good and so Walsh so no cause to call kiwi Colin Hawke into play.

"It's just amazing and it defies sense and good reason," O'Neill commented to The Australian, "We had the Andrew Walker incident in Pretoria and now this. And don't forget there was a match-winning try awarded to England at Twickenham in injury time last year that TV replays later showed should not have been awarded as well.

"Even watching the game live (on Saturday night) I thought 'this bloke is out'. Surely for the sake of safety, the referee could have gone upstairs to the video ref. Why bother having the bloke there?

"You also have to ask what the touch judge was doing. He's an international referee. This video technology is an issue that really needs to be sorted out.

"Unless it is used, which it was not on Saturday night, and unless it has broader powers to rule on incidents like the one in Pretoria, then you end up with bad decision-making."

O'Neill said the use of video referees will be on the agenda at the International Rugby Board meeting in November, and expects the current glitches to be ironed out for good.

"There's a whole review of the use of the television match official," O'Neill said. "So the timing is perfect."