Owen Doyle: Antoine Dupont makes the crucial difference for Toulouse but for Leinster losing three consecutive Champions Cup finals is the stuff of sporting nightmares
The Whistleblower
Our refereeing expert Owen Doyle answers readers’ questions on warnings, complicit officials and breakdown etiquette
Owen Doyle: World Rugby proposals remain a work in progress but still not strong enough to discourage serious foul play
Send in your question to our columnist, former Test referee and former director of referees at the IRFU, Owen Doyle
French referee’s Mathieu Raynal's clear officiating at the scrum in Croke Park an example which others would do well to follow
The ugly side of rugby has not gone away, and the deterrent of a straight red card should not be diluted
Referee Karl Dickson was very much centre stage but there was no disputing Leinster’s superiority against La Rochelle this time around
Brousset was reactive and overly patient instead of delivering a clear plan to increase the level of sanction in Leinster-Leicester match
The people who said Leinster’s Luke McGrath should not been sent off against Bulls were wrong
A fundamental need exists for World Rugby to rid the game of danger
We need to know exactly why Ireland’s Tadgh Furlong was denied a try against Scotland
A pair of action-packed encounters at Twickenham and the Stadio Olimpico showed two very different approaches to refereeing
But it’s generally good we’re hearing less chatter from referees
Surely, these very tight situations should be treated in the same way as a penalty try, on the basis of probability
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