As a TV viewer, I love Rugby Union with its technicality & professionalism & I watch matches, as often as I can. I don't know all the rules if any! & often try to figure out why the ref has blown up by rewinding etc, but still can't see the infringement.
It's a technical game & I enjoy it for what it is, without all the "playacting" that's rife in soccer. Players feigning injury to waste time, when in my opinion the clock should stop. Some of the tackles in rugby are bone crunching & a soccer player wouldn't survive. Ooops sorry, rant over.
Now my reason for this post. During the recent England v France six nations match, Itoje's last gasp try went to the TMO with the ref suggesting "on field decision, no try" I immediately thought, would it be better/fairer if the ref didn't give the TMO his decision, but left it to the TMO with all the gadgetry to adjudicate. Obviously the same would apply if the ref thought a probable try had been scored, but wasn't 100% sure. Just a thought & standing by for the flack! Be gentle.
It's a technical game & I enjoy it for what it is, without all the "playacting" that's rife in soccer. Players feigning injury to waste time, when in my opinion the clock should stop. Some of the tackles in rugby are bone crunching & a soccer player wouldn't survive. Ooops sorry, rant over.
Now my reason for this post. During the recent England v France six nations match, Itoje's last gasp try went to the TMO with the ref suggesting "on field decision, no try" I immediately thought, would it be better/fairer if the ref didn't give the TMO his decision, but left it to the TMO with all the gadgetry to adjudicate. Obviously the same would apply if the ref thought a probable try had been scored, but wasn't 100% sure. Just a thought & standing by for the flack! Be gentle.