Top New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence warns not to expect instant miracles from the new law interpretations for this week’s Super 14 kickoff but believes they will ultimately improve a product desperately in need of help.
When Lawrence and Sanzar referees manager Lyndon Bray fronted media this week to explain the changes and outline their philosophies, they didn’t hold back when they described the state of the game that dominated last year.
Dire, shambles and mess were all fitting descriptions for a game they admitted was virtually “a dog’s breakfast” at times, with scrum resets dominating, the breakdown remaining a murky area and kick and chase tactics being adopted as a safety net by teams.
Lawrence believes the new interpretations that favour the attacking side can really help rugby as a spectacle but stresses it will require a buy-in from everyone across the three countries involve din the Super 14.
“Everybody thinks the product needs to improve. Players are aware of it, coaches are aware of it, the referees are aware of it and we all contribute to it,” said Lawrence, who has been a Super 14 ref since 2005 and has 13 tests to his credit.
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YES BUT WERE SHOULD IT START ….!!!!!
a better and consistant level of Referee’s is were it should start ,
‘’stricter”,fairer and imparcial at all times should be the main rule !,
(if you warn the one side once, the other side should exept they are warned for the same thing to)
southern and northern ref’s need to be combine’d(at games) to avoid confusion at international level ,
referees have loads of technology and should be held acountable for bad decisions that cause a loss…
why els is it there ………
stamp out and get rid of unfair /inconsistant referees…….
By: leon botes on March 6, 2010
at 11:28 am