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Last week it was Stu Dickinson and his touch judges, this week it was Keith Brown and his. The Crusaders were the injured party last week and it was the Lions who got the worst of it this week (although there was an early bad call that cost the Hurricanes 3 points). It’s the calls [...]

1. James Broadhurst playing the ball on the ground [No call] The Hurricanes scored their first try after an attack was stopped short of the line. Lock Broadhurst stretched out for the line but came up short. He grounded the ball 1 metre short of the line and when he realised, he then pulled it [...]

This is more of a stutter than a road block. Walsh has been going well this season on his return to top flight refereeing. He did make a couple of clear mistakes in the Brumbies v Warratahs match and has subsequently been removed from the remaining Brumbies matches. His clash with Brumbies captain Stephen Hoiles [...]

Garrat Williamson (NZ) made his Super 14 refereeing debut this weekend in the Brumbies v Sharks match. Williamson is a nice guy so I was hoping he would have a good game. The only point of interest I could see was in the first 5 minutes when one of the Sharks forwards was penalized for [...]

The case against McCaw should have gone to the bin He got many of the 50/50s wrong Lawrence still doesn’t know what happens in scrums The case for Lawrence is clear with his calls and communicates well with the players 1. Ritchie McCaw was lucky to escape a card for a dangerous tackle. Linesman Pollock [...]

When all anyone can talk about is The poor 60 minute performance of the Chiefs Whether Daniel Braid should be considered for All Black selection; and The effect that traveling from Perth to NZ with only 3 and a 1/2 days to recover and prepare has on a team The referee is doing something right! [...]

Jackson refereed at a junior level before leaving New Zealand for a 5 year stint at the North London club. He refereed at lower club level while in England and has just turned pro upon his return to New Zealand where he will join the professional refereeing ranks there. Jackson was a solid fly half [...]

Australian referee Peter Marshall says that “The big issue for players and coaches is consistency between the referees from the three countries.” No Sh!t. The theory is fine but it’s got to go further than that. What if they all refereed like Matt Goddard? That would give you consistency and a huge drop-off in viewership. [...]

Referee Jonathan Kaplan had another solid game in the middle controlling the first Super 14 final to be played at the home of the Bulls, Loftus Versveldt in Pretoria.   The contest did not last very long as the Bulls destruction of the Chiefs was all but complete half way through but Kaplan held his [...]

The Crusaders made all of the early play but it was the crucial 10 minute stints immediately before, and after half time that decided this one. Thomas Waldrom was sin-binned for a defensive infringement at a ruck 5 metres from his own line. The Bulls put on 13 points before Waldrom returned and the tide [...]