Rugby’s survival depends on referees getting the calls wrong, writes ZELIM NEL.
The game is currently at war with itself in that every effort made to ‘speed up the game’ is countered by an obsession with getting the officiating of cherrypicked moments correct with 100 percent efficiency.
The powerbrokers have been audacious in blaming the scrum for hindering rugby’s free-flow when what should be scrutinised is their misguided belief that the laws can be applied with high levels of efficiency and accuracy.There are countless infractions that go unsanctioned in a match because if the officials blew every transgression, every other ruck would result in a penalty, the contest would be reduced to mauls and goal-kicks, and ball in play would dip below 10 minutes.
In other words, referees were missing big calls in every game, but the weekly headlines routinely celebrated the moments of magic and the sport grew in popularity.
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