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Owen Doyle

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297 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

But now you're, or as a teacher, you're vying for being a headmaster if you want to, or whatever, you've made your reputation.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I mean, there was one English referee years ago who gave up teaching.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

when he was 27 and appointed to the International Panel.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And when he was finished in 45, he didn't want to go back teaching.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

You know, he's completely, he would have been the old man with all these new teachers, and he eventually got a job with the rugby union, and that was fine, but it's not going to work out for everybody like that.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

That's very simplistic.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

It is a problem, and just to reiterate, it's the French that are being blamed for having this problem.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

But I'm pretty certain that if we went through and analyzed some of the things, they're not the only ones who might have been doing some of this stuff.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

Yeah, well, you take the one that wasn't shown at all the other day when Robbie Henshaw was injured.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I was waiting to see that because I wanted to see how it had happened, but we weren't shown it.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

No, we get exactly what the TMO gets.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

Okay.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I think at this moment, you know, if you actually say we're going to go really private on it, which happens when the bunker comes back with its decision and the referee takes the two captains aside and he says, that's not being upgraded.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

It's staying at yellow because it hit his shoulder first before it hit his head or for some other reason.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

But we don't know.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

We haven't seen the reason.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And I think that the punters should be shown the reason.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And that would go back to giving the referee time that he must have a look himself at exactly what's happened.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

Well, they do.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And then it's this crazy business.