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Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: referee12
Date: April 14, 2023, 6:44 am
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Friday 14 April
Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks (Ashton Gate) - kick-off at 7.45pm,
live on BT Sport 1HD
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal and Andrew Jackson
TMO: Tom Foley
Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby (Kingsholm Stadium) - kick-off at
7.45pm, live on PRTV
Referee: Christophe Ridley
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe and Jack Makepeace
TMO: Dean Richards
Saturday 15 April
Northampton Saints v Saracens (cinch Stadium at Franklin’s
Gardens) - kick off at 3pm, live on BT Sport 3HD
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Assistant Referees: Tom Foley and Wayne Falla
TMO: David Rose
Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons (Twickenham Stoop) - kick-off at
3pm, live on PRTV
Referee: Matthew Carley
Assistant Referees: Sara Cox and Peter Allan
TMO: Claire Hodnett
Sunday 16 April
Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs (Mattioli Woods Welford Road) -
kick off at 3pm, live on ITV and BT Sport 1HD
Referee: Karl Dickson
Assistant Referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys and Phil Watters
TMO: Andrew Jackson
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: RCG
Date: April 15, 2023, 1:14 am
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Luke Pearce was not his usual self last night. Very patchy
performance. Breakdowns were very generously officiated ,
leading to lots of turnovers. Offside line was virtually non
existent.
Big talking point was YC for Ellis Genge. In my mind it was an
'assault' not a tackle from a player who had lost his head. In
an effort to review things quicker there was no mention of the
tucked left arm, which meant it was always a foul tackle, no
mitigaton = red card. Disappointing. Think EG may get cited.
Both Sale and Bristol can be tough sides to referee, capable of
great play, strong tackles and array of "dark arts"
Congrats to Sale on their qualification for play offs
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: RCG
Date: April 16, 2023, 12:14 pm
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I was due to go to Leicester today, so glad I didn't. Fair play
to the Tigers, they were ruthless and congrats to Chris Ashton
for reaching 100 premiership tries.
There will be, however, a lot of discussion around the penalty
try and 2YC.
Ashton was tackled by Hogg, Woodburn arrived, dived on the floor
and slid into the Hogg/Ashton combo, ensuring Ashton's foot went
into touch before grounding.
On review of the touch referee Karl Dickson asks to look at
Woodburn's actions as being "illegal" and "preventing" a try. I
do not think anyone in the ground, watching at home or who sees
it later will think there is a foul tackle. I still think
Leicester would have won but the decision changed the whole
dynamic. TMO reviews are not about surgically dissecting each
action and I am sure there will be plenty of examples of players
joining tackles on the floor, prior to the line, where no
penalty is awarded.
From an Exeter point of view, I wish Ashton had scored!
We have had Dickson a number of times this year and have yet to
have a favourable outcome.
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: Failed Ref
Date: April 16, 2023, 2:31 pm
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Technically correct regarding 2 YC but wrong outcome. As I saw
it, player is tackled and tackle complete with Ashton's momentum
taking him over the line. A second later Woodman flops on Ashton
and pushes him into touch. That is imho an illegal act, you
cannot push a tackled player into touch or flop on to his back.
Arguably too you stay on your feet. In the heat of the moment
and noting that this is a natural act by Woodburn, the outcome
was harsh but as soon as TMO is involved the officials only have
the law to fall back on. They cannot ignore it simply because
they feel it to be harsh. Penalty try, YC must be given.
If Woodburn was a second later would there have been such an
uproar? No, my point being at what point does falling on
someone's back become legal.
Outcome unsatisfactory.
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: jacksamuel21
Date: April 17, 2023, 8:28 am
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Karl Dickson said he fell on a tackled player. Surely Ashton has
to release the ball then?
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: RCG
Date: April 17, 2023, 12:16 pm
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Genge cited, as I suspected
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: Failed Ref
Date: April 17, 2023, 3:48 pm
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Regarding the Woodburn YC, he fell foul of Law 13.4 which is a
safety issue. Paraphrasing, you cannot drop on a player on the
ground.
Interestingly, KD failed to apply the law in a similar incident
during a international game. World rugby admonished him so you
can see why KD came to the conclusion he did.
As for Genge citing, what was Luke Pearce and team doing?
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: RCG
Date: April 18, 2023, 12:58 am
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As I commented above, they seemed in a hurry, not one mentioned
the lack of a wrapping left arm which changed the dynamic
completely
I also thought Genge had lost his head and it was deliberate.
Will miss rest of season if found guilty.
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Re: Gallagher premiership rugby rd 22 referee appointments
DIR By: RCG
Date: April 19, 2023, 10:41 am
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Woodburn's red deemed sufficient punishment, no suspension
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