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TMOs, Asst Refs, Refs...isn't there still s problem with consistency
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<blockquote data-quote="Fliegel" data-source="post: 756476" data-attributes="member: 73321"><p>Have to disagree that rugby back in the days of yore was a slogfest, there were some great matches with plenty of open rugby. Didn't have access to SH rugby then, other than seeing the great touring teams, so memories are largely around home nations all of whom provided some great memories. Baa Baa's v AB's when Edwards scored that try...pretty open game..IMO! Also even with all the tech and "referference" (new word I just made up...I think) there are still plenty of boring games in this modern age and still plenty of wrong decisions. Remember Mike Philips "wrong ball" try for Wales V Ireland in 6 nations</p><p></p><p>There are of course more correct decisions, no argument there, but at what cost to the game? I'm not convinced referference lends itself to protecting players and coaches jobs. Poor sides tend to loose because they're poor, not because wrong decisions stacked up against them. </p><p></p><p>Fallibility of the ref is IMO part of the game, the ref can make mistakes same as the players and give us back those post match beer sessions where even when we got stuffed on the pitch...it was always the refs fault. We did see forward passes, knock on's and balls dropped over the try line etc, on TV and at the games, but we just moaned when the ref got it wrong and got over it with the help of a beer or two and the input from the supporters who's team benefited from the mistake. (Being Welsh this was of course always England and the ref was always Irish!) My old man was a WRU ref, did some decent level stuff and loved the post match analysis in the bar from the players who were of course never wrong!</p><p></p><p>Interesting that on this thread, nobody has commented about the question I raised about Refs giving an extra 10mtrs for players contesting decisions etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fliegel, post: 756476, member: 73321"] Have to disagree that rugby back in the days of yore was a slogfest, there were some great matches with plenty of open rugby. Didn't have access to SH rugby then, other than seeing the great touring teams, so memories are largely around home nations all of whom provided some great memories. Baa Baa's v AB's when Edwards scored that try...pretty open game..IMO! Also even with all the tech and "referference" (new word I just made up...I think) there are still plenty of boring games in this modern age and still plenty of wrong decisions. Remember Mike Philips "wrong ball" try for Wales V Ireland in 6 nations There are of course more correct decisions, no argument there, but at what cost to the game? I'm not convinced referference lends itself to protecting players and coaches jobs. Poor sides tend to loose because they're poor, not because wrong decisions stacked up against them. Fallibility of the ref is IMO part of the game, the ref can make mistakes same as the players and give us back those post match beer sessions where even when we got stuffed on the pitch...it was always the refs fault. We did see forward passes, knock on's and balls dropped over the try line etc, on TV and at the games, but we just moaned when the ref got it wrong and got over it with the help of a beer or two and the input from the supporters who's team benefited from the mistake. (Being Welsh this was of course always England and the ref was always Irish!) My old man was a WRU ref, did some decent level stuff and loved the post match analysis in the bar from the players who were of course never wrong! Interesting that on this thread, nobody has commented about the question I raised about Refs giving an extra 10mtrs for players contesting decisions etc. [/QUOTE]
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