Romain Poite

[kk20gb30]

Last international match today (Scotland Vs Australia)....
Much maligned , but overall I can think of far worse Officials...

https://www.world.rugby/news/669321/rom ... appearance

[longlivethecrumbie]

Last international match today (Scotland Vs Australia)....
Much maligned , but overall I can think of far worse Officials...

https://www.world.rugby/news/669321/rom ... appearance

I always thought he was a decent ref of a scrum and definitely wasn't the worst on the international circuit by some margin.

[markharbtiger]

For some reason I thought this topic read 'Remain Polite' which of course we all are as Tigers fans...
But agree with the observations made

[Scott1]

I like Poite,very consistent for me.

[OakhamTiger32]

I like Poite,very consistent for me.

Agreed Scott. Would take him every day of the week over most in the Premiership

[jgriffin]

Mrs G could only remark on the day he warmed up and took his shirt off. Many women of a certain age, including Mrs G, ogled his 6 pack etc.

[Jimmy Skitz]

he just totally screwed Scotland out in the lead up to the Aussie try, put his arm out as though Scotland had an advantage, so they tried something that didn't come off and its an Aussie scrum from which they score. "My mistake" well done but are you going to give them back the 7 points Australia wouldn't have had?

[Rod]

I have always liked M Poite. He did not mess about at scrum time and was quite prepared to penalise any side quickly, which gives us all a quicker game. In general french referees seem to keep the game moving as opposed to some of the english stop start merchants.

[sapajo]

he just totally screwed Scotland out in the lead up to the Aussie try, put his arm out as though Scotland had an advantage, so they tried something that didn't come off and its an Aussie scrum from which they score. "My mistake" well done but are you going to give them back the 7 points Australia wouldn't have had?

I think he screwed over Australia in denying them the try and yellow card for alleged head contact whilst ignoring the Zander Fergusson clasped hand direct into the face of Hooper after he scored.

[Noggs]

For me he is the best in the world at policing the scrum. Never afraid to reward to dominant pack and give quick decisions rather than constant resets. He has also proved good at going straight to giving a penalty try and yellow for a defensive collapse of a 5m scrum or maul rather than several repeat penalties and eventually a warning.

Not watched the Scotland game yet.

[Not a jock]

I loved his reply to James Haskell in an England vs Italy match a few years ago. Italy refused to engage in a maul/ruck at a lineout so it was open play and no offside. Haskell asks what England can do. Poite replies, "I'm not the coach." Classic.

[Tigers86asw]

He backed himself and was quick in his decision making.

Story from Nigel Owens about Poite in the telegraph. Apparently the refs had a training day and were playing 5 aside. One them wouldn’t pass the ball (can’t remember who), so Poite cleaned him out with a two footed tackle and sent him cartwheeling in the air. The other players laughed their heads off. Incensed the victim shouted at him ‘what the :censored: are you doing?’ Poite just said ‘pass the ball’ and walked off.

Didn’t take himself too seriously by all accounts.

[Old Hob]

I understand he was 'un flic' *in Marseilles before becoming a full time ref and I don't suppose that was a picnic either.

* Police detective

[Voyager1]

As most referees do he had his good / bad days at the office, generally though quite good and very much international class. What I admired him for, was once telling the TMO in an international match he was wrong and was going to go with his own decision. Bravo.

Referees are the ultimate arbiters of the game, the majority of our premiership referees just go along with whatever the TMO says, without sometimes, reviewing the incident. Craig Maxwell-Keys and RFU please take note.

An authoritarian who didn’t suffer fool’s gladly.

[mightymouse]

Well at least he didn’t referee Scotland out of this game unlike Joubert in a match v Australia.

I was not a massive fan of Poite, he made a lot of mistakes in his time but then again so do most of them