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<blockquote data-quote="Cliffyboy" data-source="post: 763398" data-attributes="member: 65120"><p>One of the real problems when referees make mistakes, is the argument that other mistakes were made by the same ref that related to the opposition and/or other refs also made mistakes that affected play in other games involving different teams. This sort of response has the effect of suggesting, and it&#039;s probably the intention, ergo, it&#039;s fundamentally a level playing field and a swings and roundabout situation, as if all the referees&#039; mistakes are basically the same. This is manifestly not the case, as was shown in this quarter final. Even the very time it occurred can be seen as having been more crucial than if the referee had awarded a penalty for exactly the same reason, only, say, with still 15 minutes to go. Rugby has come much further than football, thankfully, to allow video and recorded action, as well as another official&#039;s input, to influence and even change, decisions, and quite crucial ones at that, with penalties even being reversed and a player ending up being sin-binned. Both sports, in my view, should allow for such when it comes to really crucial and significant actions and decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Cliffyboy, post: 763398, member: 65120"] One of the real problems when referees make mistakes, is the argument that other mistakes were made by the same ref that related to the opposition and/or other refs also made mistakes that affected play in other games involving different teams. This sort of response has the effect of suggesting, and it's probably the intention, ergo, it's fundamentally a level playing field and a swings and roundabout situation, as if all the referees' mistakes are basically the same. This is manifestly not the case, as was shown in this quarter final. Even the very time it occurred can be seen as having been more crucial than if the referee had awarded a penalty for exactly the same reason, only, say, with still 15 minutes to go. Rugby has come much further than football, thankfully, to allow video and recorded action, as well as another official's input, to influence and even change, decisions, and quite crucial ones at that, with penalties even being reversed and a player ending up being sin-binned. Both sports, in my view, should allow for such when it comes to really crucial and significant actions and decisions. [/QUOTE]

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