Black Marks for the Super 14 ref who got it wrong at the double

Yes it was but a bigger problem is the standard of rugby being played its poor and very very boring rugby league looks better everyday the new rules havent done much i just think rugby union has done its dash.

Brad's right, the crusaders are the only team playing good footy. The standard of ref's is unacceptable and its a real turn off. What a kick in the guts to 44 blokes who played a tough game to not even go upstairs and get it right! To make things even worse he seemed happy at the end of it all knowing he was on camera. SANZAR should be sitting in on AFL/NRL meetings taking notes on how to do things correctly, those comps are light years ahead of the "super" 14

I agree with Shar Quay AFL/NRL comps light years ahead. I think the game of rugby could benefit from televised assistance to refs. A fine balance would need to be achieved but the modern game would benefit with less marginal decisions. This would benefit teams and cultures dedicated to the basics of the game and not spoiling tactics.This years super 14 has been marred by poor refs. I could rant and rave about refs. But the way Paddy handled the group match between England and SA 2003 RWC. Will Greenwood was so offside. But thats in the past. Paul Honiss(forget the year) springs to mind when he told John Smit to talk to his boys and then played on. Ireland scored and won the game.