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Stop poor referees ruining the beautiful game of Rugby!

Stop poor referees ruining the beautiful game of Rugby!

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 5 months ago
Every Rugby fan loves rugby for one simple reason. It's a fun game. Rugby is a physical game. It's tactical and highly skilled. No matter who you support, we are lucky enough not to suffer the same problems that blight football. Our fans can mingle with each other and appreciate a good game, no matter who wins. But, there is one problem. The standard of referees. Some are very good at their jobs, some are not so. It is a difficult task to referee Rugby matches, but for years, Rugby has led the way ahead of football in terms of standards and fairness. But some referees are dragging these standards down. We can all have off days, but some are consistantly ruining the game for us rugby fans. In particular, handling of scrums, missing blantant professional fouls, and general underperformance. In an age where we have a video referee and radio linked referees, there is no excuse for poor performance. Please sign this petition so that the IRB may know our displeasure. The IRB is must be compelled to erradicate poor referees who consistantly underperform so that fans can not feel cheated, or that there are corrupt officials in our beautiful game. We do not want to suffer the same problems that football suffers.


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March 12, 2013

The response to this initiative confirms that many members of the rugby community share a deep concern regarding current officiating standards. This momentum indicates that a formal review of match management is necessary to preserve the integrity of the sport.

Reached 100 supporters

March 12, 2013

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Robert Davis
12 years ago Featured

Standard of referring is such an appalling standard that the quality of the players is now not deciding the outcome of the matches. In a day of professionalism referees are falling way behind.

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James Fuentes
13 years ago Featured

Refs are inconsistent at best. One week a penalty is a yellow and the next week it’s nothing. Needs a serious review

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Dave Webster
13 years ago Featured

The scrum penalties are getting ridiculous. Seems like the ref just guesses now instead of actually watching the bind.

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Paul Jenkins
13 years ago Featured

too many missed forward passes. basic stuff. if they arnt up to the job then get someone who is. ruining the sport for all of us

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Sarah Fox
13 years ago Featured

Sick of watching games decided by incompetent officials. They have all the tech in the world but still get the big calls wrong.

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Mark Hall
13 years ago Featured

RUGBY IS BECOMING A JOKE. CANT BELIEVE SOME OF THE DECISIONS LAST WEEKEND. REF COST US THE GAME.

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