Leicester Tigers

Ignoring the childish ref bashing which cheapens this board. I can confirm the following; There are no law changes we are in a World Cup cycle. (For those who are unaware the IRB doesn't touch the laws for 2 seasons before a world cup) The ref's conference was 2 weekends ago - the guidelines haven't...

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I would have thought that all of us will be equally concerned about this injury regardless of the club he plays for.

I echo what others have said and wish him a speedy recovery - the incident was so innocuous looking in the build up.

I hope he recovers well.

So let's get this straight. NO is biased He has fooled all the international coaches (who get an input into selection) He has fooled all the independent Match observers He is bias (either for the ABs or against England) and this has been accepted the game - despite EVERY decision he makes being sub...

He and all refs are human they will use judgement, experience and feeling and make almighty cock ups. When they do they get dropped and moved down the ranks - look at Roy Maybanks for example HCup ref 3-4 years ago running touch now. **And guess who refereed last week and is running the touch for t...

So let's get this straight. NO is biased He has fooled all the international coaches (who get an input into selection) He has fooled all the independent Match observers He is bias (either for the ABs or against England) and this has been accepted the game - despite EVERY decision he makes being subj...

There may well be no conscience intention to be biased on the part of NO but having seen him ref numerous matches now then it leads me to believe that his decisions are. especially concerning certain teams. And for the avoidance of doubt I'll retain the right to comment on the refs decisions, regar...

He made a few bad calls - some for England some against, there was one CI - it went against England. That's it. But that is the point in it's entirety. He makes bad calls. You don't want to be involved in or watch a game when the ref makes one howler after another and in this game he messed up big ...

As ever people are losing the plot a bit. At this level in a tight match players, officials and coaches are going to be heavily scrutinised. At this level mistakes are fewer and more critical. A simple error by a player or an official can make the difference between one team winning or the other. I...

Surely the most worrying feature of this subject in not whether NO is biased, but that the depressing frequency with which he destroys games by bad decisions can begin to give credence to such claims. Neither of these claims withstand the remotest scrutiny. This game was outstanding and a great act...

The laws of he game are the laws. No ifs, buts or maybes. The refs have the discretion to play advantage. The tackle area is a farce and needs changing. Is the tackled player held or not, did the tackler release immediately, did the tacked player release the ball? It could be made very simple - you...

He'd be a better ref if he refereed what happened rather than overlaying who did it, when they did it and what they actually meant to do at the time. In this match - FACT Nonu cynically pulled Haskell back off the ball with a clear professional foul when England break threateningly. Owens did well ...

Tigerref I agree its easy to get caught in the trap of blaming the ref when, as on saturday, the players had numerous chances to play differently and win, and for me that's the best bit about saturday's result - neither team played to full potential and England could/should have won. Now, on CIs, I...

Tigeref - what is your view on the offsides some are saying were often ignored (not seen the replays myself) and the incident where Ben Youngs lost control of the ball? Not a footy person myself and I know no ref is perfect but I am very fed up with the Critical Incidents as you call them, especial...

Bill, Perhaps the problem lies more with the expectation by have somebody call a Ref which implies some consistency and ability to interpret the laws. If instead we had a RAP (Random Awarder of Penalties) then we would all expect the inconsistencies the new name implies. RPG is the accepted term wh...

On the former I feel he was hard done by but I'm willing to accept that others disagree (not that I'm wrong, of course :smt003 ): on the second the whole system stinks - as there appears to be no real application of rules of evidence - merely the opinion of the tribunal, we have the situation where...