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    TMOs & Close Calls 

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    Robert Burns
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    Published on 29-02-12 05:02     Number of Views: 13786 
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    3. International Rugby,
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    5. Laws,
    6. Referee

    As we saw in this weekend's match between England & Wales being a TMO can be a very difficult job.

    Lets look at England's last gasp try that was ruled as held up by the TMO, and decide if it was right or not.

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    Referee calls off the France Vs Ireland game 

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    Published on 12-02-12 13:02     Number of Views: 12684 
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    The France v Ireland game was called off moments before the scheduled last night due to the pitch being frozen.

    The referee, Dave Pearson of England, has received quite bad press about the late call off, but I believe unfairly so.

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    Importance of the Stud Check 

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    Published on 08-02-12 16:02     Number of Views: 31778 
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    This is a quick reminder to all referees to ensure they carry out their stud checks before a game.

    The picture attached is reproduced here with permission from our friends in the Western Province of South Africa ...
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    Wayne Barnes, Dave Pearson & the red card that turned yellow 

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    Published on 07-02-12 14:02  Number of Views: 20827 
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    All the Welsh must have had their hearts in their mouth, 65 minutes into a cracking game of rugby and Bradley Davies not only performs a tip tackle much worse than that of his captain at the world cup, but off the ball too, he was reacting to a shoulder charge on Adam Jones by Donnacha Ryan.

    Thanks to Alain Rolland's ...
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    Tips to get the most out of your refereeing 

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    The reasons people plateau will vary; some may not even realize they never had "it", thought they did, and kept spinning their wheels in L5 forever, only to be finally "dropped" not b/c they've gotten worse, but b/c they're 35 and there's a 25 year old ...
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