BREAKING NEWS: Rugby World Cup referee......

Nope. I'm still gutted, even more so now, but the result stands. :(

Guy should be ashamed about the way he left the field though........guilty conscience?
 
It's a really big shame the RFU have thrown him under a bus like this

First of all the desicion to award the penalty was a tight one - a number of refs have said it happened so quick that they can see why he gave it - some would have given a scrum some a penalty - no one knew it was wrong until the replay. TMO couldn't and shouldn't be used for technical penalties like knock ons - so for the RFU to come out and say this is bad form and could set a precedent that ruins Rugby

For years the best thing about Rugby was the respect the refs had - even when they made a wrong decision - over the years wrong decisions have cost teams grand slams and even lions tests but once the whistle went the players respected it and it was down

But now that has started to stop and especially the reaction from ex rugby players calling the ref a disgrace and demands for the ref to be sacked for life and social media going over board - that to me isn't rugby - that's moving towards football and that's the last thing anyone wants to see

Yes there were some decisions that could have gone Scotland's way and could have had a bearing on the result but Rugby always prided itself in keeping it respectful and on the pitch - that all changed yesterday - I hope it was just a one off and not the start of things to come
 
Although the penalty may now be being ruled incorrect, Scotland took defeat from the jaws of victory with the poor line out throw in and the subsequent mess they made of it. It's easy to write in hindsight, but all they had to do was keep the ball for 90 seconds, clear the line, boot it up field and get it away from their own goal line and out of drop goal range.

Its tough to lose the way they did, as they played brilliantly for 78 and a bit mins, but a lapse of concentration denied them the victory they should have had, but now with World Rugby saying the ref made a mistake, that's just rubbing salt, iodine and soap into the wound.
 
I think they're calling the ref a disgrace for the way he left the field of play.....and rightly so.
I too am a big fan of the way they respect the referee, but respect is a two way street......and he showed none to the 30 men on that field of play when he sprinted off the way he did.

For that, he deserves the comments coming his way.
 
c1973 said:
I think they're calling the ref a disgrace for the way he left the field of play.....and rightly so.
I too am a big fan of the way they respect the referee, but respect is a two way street......and he showed none to the 30 men on that field of play when he sprinted off the way he did.

For that, he deserves the comments coming his way.
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The RFU said there was nothing to comment on in regards the ref leaving the field

It's happened before with Steve Walsh

But if the comments start coming towards the ref of suggestions of him being made sure he never refs again etc - then it's no better than football
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's a really big shame the RFU have thrown him under a bus like this

First of all the desicion to award the penalty was a tight one - a number of refs have said it happened so quick that they can see why he gave it - some would have given a scrum some a penalty - no one knew it was wrong until the replay. TMO couldn't and shouldn't be used for technical penalties like knock ons - so for the RFU to come out and say this is bad form and could set a precedent that ruins Rugby

For years the best thing about Rugby was the respect the refs had - even when they made a wrong decision - over the years wrong decisions have cost teams grand slams and even lions tests but once the whistle went the players respected it and it was down

But now that has started to stop and especially the reaction from ex rugby players calling the ref a disgrace and demands for the ref to be sacked for life and social media going over board - that to me isn't rugby - that's moving towards football and that's the last thing anyone wants to see

Yes there were some decisions that could have gone Scotland's way and could have had a bearing on the result but Rugby always prided itself in keeping it respectful and on the pitch - that all changed yesterday - I hope it was just a one off and not the start of things to come
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Absolutely.
Anyone would think it's the first sports fixture to be decided by a refereeing mistake....

Happens half a dozen times every weekend in football.
 
Imurg said:
Absolutely.
Anyone would think it's the first sports fixture to be decided by a refereeing mistake....

Happens half a dozen times every weekend in football.
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Can still clearly remember the blatent Campese deliberate knock on in the 91 final - ref missed it
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The RFU said there was nothing to comment on in regards the ref leaving the field

It's happened before with Steve Walsh

But if the comments start coming towards the ref of suggestions of him being made sure he never refs again etc - then it's no better than football
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Just for clarity it's not the RFU that have made the statement but World Rugby http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/115761
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The RFU said there was nothing to comment on in regards the ref leaving the field

It's happened before with Steve Walsh

But if the comments start coming towards the ref of suggestions of him being made sure he never refs again etc - then it's no better than football
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Oh, he shouldn't be barred from officiating in future, of course he shouldn't.

But regardless of what the RFU say, leaving the field the way he did was for me (and others I'd think) a disgrace. He showed (imo) a complete lack of respect to all 30 players on that field.


It would be (again imo) a great pity if folks started questioning the refs ability to officiate........
 
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c1973 said:
Oh, he shouldn't be barred from officiating in future, of course he shouldn't.

But regardless of what the RFU say, leaving the field the way he did was for me (and others I'd think) a disgrace. He showed (imo) a complete lack of respect to all 30 players on that field.


It would be (again into) a great pity if folks started questioning the refs ability to officiate........
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But that's exactly what is happening right now - the reaction to the awarding that penalty is demanding that he doesn't officiate again
 
Liverpoolphil said:
But that's exactly what is happening right now - the reaction to the awarding that penalty is demanding that he doesn't officiate again
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Yeah, but I'm not saying that's right. I'm saying he deserves comment on the way he left the field. :confused:
 
Manna from heaven for much of the sporting media. Lets face it, all they're interested in these days is controversy, confrontation and conflict.
 
c1973 said:
Yeah, but I'm not saying that's right. I'm saying he deserves comment on the way he left the field. :confused:
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How he left the field could be for a number of reasons and no one knows that

But the comments all over social media and the comment from the World Rugby is in regards the penalty call - even being called a cheat
 
Don't blame the ref blame the man that couldn't throw the ball to a team mate at the lineout.

I don't know the percentage but most teams have a very high percentage of completions at the lineout.
 
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