Unprompted intervention from TMOs will again be limited during the 2025 edition of Super Rugby Pacific. Tournament organisers confirmed on Tuesday that referees will continue to be empowered to lead decision-making. This comes as European club competitions embrace the expanded role of the TMO that often sees games officiated from behind a monitor instead of
Match officials should face the media after a game to explain any contentious decisions, writes SIMON BORCHARDT. The vast majority of rugby press conferences are quickly forgotten as players and coaches respond to questions, many uninteresting, with cliches and platitudes. There are exceptions, though, like Connacht’s after a 20-12 loss to Leinster in Dublin last
