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Owen Doyle

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297 total appearances

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The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

We've got to see it.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And then he calls the referee up and he says, we have to go back and have a look at that.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And that's the difference.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

So the French television, they're being a little bit, they're being very clever with that answer.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

We will put up everything the TMO sees.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And that goes back to the guys who are the TMOs.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And I know most of them, they're all very, very good guys, but they haven't got anything like the experience to the referee to judge everything.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

And also, as far as I'm aware, looking at the television screen is two dimensional, whereas the referee on the pitch sees something in three dimensions.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

They're trying to go down that road, but a lot of former referees don't want to go down that road.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I mean, Alain Roland was the prime example.

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Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

He said, nothing in God's earth will get me into that booth.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

I do not want to do that job.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

There's a World Cup final referee being absolutely adamant it's going to have nothing to do with it.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

So a lot of them don't want to do it.

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Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

People like Ben Whitehouse, great guys, are people who were tried at international level and actually didn't make it.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

They were tried at European level and didn't really make it.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

He refs in the URC.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

There's nothing against him.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

Everybody has their ceiling.

The Counter Ruck
Is rugby’s TMO process fair?

That's where he's reffing, and the rest of his life he's in the TMO booth.