Refereeing decisions

[Ignoto]

Hopefully by tomorrow we'll have the Vimeo URL by an uploader of "Poe Smith" laying into the Refs.

What an absolute farce WR (World Rugby) is.

 

[cyclopath]

Given the mouthguard data for Tizzano registered the impact at double what is considered high level, maybe some of the ex-Lion players accusing Tizzano of diving might pull their heads in. Although I would not hold my breath. Pompous twats seldom apologise.

 

[molman]

I don’t really have a strong opinion either way on this - but regardless of what a number of fans “dont want”, the problem is what a large number of fans did - which the last time they issued a clarification basically drove the guy who outside of a single decision was one of the best we’ve ever had - out of the game completely.

I sense despite the supposed benefits to fans and other stakeholders understanding, they don’t see that as so beneficial that it outweighs the very predictable downsides that clarify decisions publicly will have.

So, is the only mechanism to protect referees to never admit they are human and could make mistakes? I appreciate the challenge and some of the public and the online community are just vile, because at the end of the day it's just a game, it's sport, not the religion that some make it, but still.

There is a bit of a fine line they are walking when they are fighting a perception and very real legal challenges around the sports safety when you have incidents like this with a lot of notable pundits saying this happens lots of times in a game and mums are sitting there watching another player be whacked in the back of the neck/head and hearing that it's fine, happens all the time every game.

Is there some means of issuing clarifications without signalling out specific incidents at the very least. Maybe a end of year review so it's not just one incident. Don't say things like that specific tackle on Lynagh by Finau was late and dangerous for example, but rather here is exactly what we feel should be called late or not, here is some more detailed, guidance. Or do you feel this already happens well enough?

 

[Tomthumb]

The biggest problem with this is the fans end up with the short end of the stick, which is maddening considering the only reason anyone involved in Rugby earns a dime off it is due to the fans that watch and attend the games

Prioritising paid professionals reputations over the fans that invest in the sport is at a base level pretty piss poor customer service