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fxgai
I beg to differ, there was at least one scene where he clearly effected play while standing around the back of a ruck. I think the Welsh were the victims, and they lost probably 5-10 metres amongst the confusion / expectation that the referee would blow his whistle, but it was play on.
No effect on the result, in the end though.
But he's not too bad, I guess.
He was the TMO who in a pool match, I think, declared a forward pass to not be forward, and was over-ruled by the referee on the pitch!
I think Nigel Owens is always good, not sure why he wouldn't be involved on the final weekend.
albaleo
All rugby referees have their faults. They're only human. It's not an easy task. They play the role of teacher more than that of referee. I'm sure he'll be fine.
When we start cheering for the referee over the teams, we may have to re-consider things.