Referee – The Spinoff

It’s time to remove all umpiring technology from sport

29 December 2018 by Alex Braae

You hate the breaks in play that come with video technology in sport. But what if we got rid of it altogether? Alex Braae ponders the possibility. I used to play a lot of park cricket, never at a remotely high standard. Club cricket organisations wouldn’t bother giving us umpires. Players on the batting team … Read more

Referees talk for 80 minutes a match. Then, silence.

7 November 2018 by Scotty Stevenson

Regardless on where you stand on the Owen Farrell Incident, the last 72 hours demonstrate one thing: rugby union revels in confusing its own fans. “Almost everyone believes that should have been a penalty.” This is as close as one can get to the definitive word from World Rugby when it comes to that Owen … Read more