Reffing

[Banquo]

For all the complaints about reffing- in a great game in Paris, Luke Pearce has been fantastic in terms of use of TMO and not shirking big calls, and communicating with the players.

Kudos, I think.

[Scrumhead]

Yep. Totally agree. I thought he had a very good game. He was consistent and fair and didn’t shirk a number of very big decisions.

[Timbo]

From what I’ve seen the reffing in the Champions Cup this weekend has been top notch. Challenge Cup not so much.

[Scrumhead]

Clancy single-handedly lowered the standard in the Clermont vs. Saints game.

[fivepointer]

He did. But that was to be expected.

Owens was good on Saturday.

[Scrumhead]

Is there any footage of the elbow from Iturria.

I was watching on my iPad so couldn’t rewind, but I’m almost certain that he dropped an elbow in to the back of Lawes’ head in the melee following Naiyarovoro’s no-arms tackle.

Iturria is rapidly becoming one my least liked players in world rugby. He always seems to be involved in sneaky, unsavoury incidents.

[fivepointer]

Also in same game, Harrison is tipped up and lands on head/shoulder in touch. Penalty, yellow card? Nah, play on lads.

If the onfield officials missed it, then why hell didnt the TMO intervene. He must have seen the footage?