About this episode
The episode discusses the fairness of rugby's TMO process in light of recent officiating controversies.
Controversy surrounded the weekend’s Champions Cup action after a number of head contacts were supposedly missed by the officials. Was this genuine error, issues with TV directors or something else wrong with the process? Former referee Owen Doyle joins Nathan johns to assess the state of rugby officiating. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Nathan Johns
Guest: Owen Doyle
Topics covered
- TMO process
- rugby officiating
- Champions Cup
- head contact
- refereeing controversy
Keywords
- TMO
- rugby
- officiating
- Champions Cup
- head contact
- Owen Doyle
- Nathan Johns
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Irish Times, Acast
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