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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?

It's reached the yellow card threshold, but they don't make any decision about saying has reached the red card threshold.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

So there's going to have to be a change in that because the French are absolutely adamant that they have to have the straight red card on the pitch.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

Absolutely adamant.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And there's another way out of that that you tell, you say that the guy in the bunker can give a straight red.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

So he's got three options and it stays yellow.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

It goes to 20 minute red or no, that's so bad.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

It's a straight red.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

So the guy is not going to be replaced.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

The French are absolutely adamant.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I think they're right.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

Yeah, I definitely think so.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And if you actually look at foul play, there's very little foul play, very few high tackles in the Six Nations.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And that's being emulated in all competitions.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And that is down not just to the referee, but it's also down to the coaches.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

The coaches have at last taken responsibility to ensure the tackling is correct.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

So it's definitely lowered.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And as recent as two years ago, two seasons ago, we were getting like every single match.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And now we're not getting.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And that's down to, I mean, the referee stuck to their task.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I mean, what's really interesting, Nathan, is that for years, the coaches would say, oh, no, no, that's just part of the game.