Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

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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