World rugby wants referees to take control back from tmos - ruck
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WORLD RUGBY WILL EXAMINE THE USE OF TELEVISION MATCH OFFICIALS TO SEE IF THEY ARE HAVING TOO MUCH INFLUENCE ON GAMES AND COULD PUT CHANGES IN PLACE FOR TEST MATCHES IN EUROPE IN NOVEMBER,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE BRETT GOSPER HAS SAID. The move follows a review into the TMO system announced last week by SANZAAR, the southern hemisphere’s governing body, which admitted to “some
challenges” during Super Rugby and June’s Test series. “There is probably too much reliance at the moment on the TMO,” said Gosper. ------------------------- ------------------------- “The
feeling in the room is that we would like referees, themselves, to take a bit more control. “That’s something that we are going to work through. “We think we have the ability to move
quickly, maybe have a different protocol ready to test in November, potentially.” ------------------------- MORE STORIES: ------------------------- Gosper said World Rugby’s review had not
stemmed from a series of incidents in the southern hemisphere competitions that had provoked the debate. “It wasn’t these particular June tests, although there were some particularly strong
views coming out of the southern hemisphere in particular,” he said. “We evaluate everything in each window – protocols, judicial, injury – and that’s part of the process.”