The judges took center stage at this World Championships. Photo: Getty Images/Julian Finney
JP Doyle, a former international referee, says officials should not «apologise» despite the scrutiny they have received throughout the Rugby World Cup.
On During the pool stages, a number of controversial decisions were made, with the introduction of the “bunker system” being crucial. requires yellow and red cards out of bounds.
Despite seven red cards in 32 matches to date, Doyle, who spent more than a decade as a Premier League referee, has previously than working in Major League Rugby in the United States of America, believes that the referees are in good condition.
“It's really difficult work. Please don't feel sorry for us. This is a very brilliant job that is well rewarded. We love it, we have great trips and it’s great to be at the World Cup,” Doyle told the Telegraph Rugby podcast. (Listen below)
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All red cards in the tournament were originally called yellow cards when they were originally called «bunkers». Doyle, who was on the officiating panel at the 2015 tournament, says the appointment of a foul play official took the pressure off the referees and made the game faster.
«The bunker gives referees brilliant clarity on what they need to do to speed up the game and take the pressure off to make it less draconian for them,» said the 44-year-old.
However, Doyle, who currently the head coach of match officials in Scottish Rugby Union and worked as a consultant for ITV during the World Cup, does not expect a straight red card to be shown without a «bunker» involved during this World Cup.
«I would say it's extremely unlikely,» he said. «I think you saw some that were pretty clearly approaching that line and we would all agree that 'that was red.' You know she'll come back red, and she'll come back red, and that's okay.
“I don't believe [the right to give straight red cards] was taken away from the referees. They have power, but the pressure reasons I listed earlier are gone for them. I, of course, can understand and support why they didn’t do this.”
While the World Championships provide a rare opportunity for international judges to collaborate over an extended period to achieve consistency, Doyle suggested that the top judges would be able to adapt to special situations and named three top judges.
“You will see the best judges — and I don't think I'd speak out of turn to name Wayne Barnes, Jaco Paper, Ben O'Keeffe — having great flexibility in their hands to notice moments and deal with them. them correctly,” he added.
“That’s what seniority and class of performance gives you. We all love to hate the umpires, and I'm sure there will be plenty of naysayers among the three umpires I've listed, but they have a lot more people supporting their remarkable abilities on the field.»
Referee Doyle's advice for the final (if England will not reach the final)
O'Keeffe was central to Ireland's 13-8 win over South Africa in Paris, but Doyle believes Wayne Barnes will be the favorite to fill a crucial role; provided England does not do so and he retains eligibility.
“Citizenship is always important,” he said. “If New Zealand gets there, Ben O'Keefe won't, and there's South Africa and England. You're looking at these three judges, but that's a subjective choice of the people making the decisions.
“It may not be just these three, but you strongly recommend that Wayne Barnes for his fifth world championship since 2007 currently this would be the field class. He showed it, refereed many big games this way and irritated probably every country because he played so many big games [and] it is impossible to make people happy all the time.
“But people believe that he's class, and what's really interesting is that because he judges, people in general will believe what he says as fact because they know he has the best interests of the game at heart. Other judges who don't judge in this style get on people's nerves much quicker because you don't show the class that the best guys show.»
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