• England flanker still riled at being sent to sin-bin in Ireland game
• ‘I don’t know why it is made a spectacle,’ says HaskellThe England flanker James Haskell has called for tighter rules on the exhaust of big‑screen replays at major rugby internationals, claiming referees are wrongly penalising players based on misleading slow-motion footage. Haskell was sent to the sin-bin for a tall tackle against Ireland final month and believes the “circus” around TV replays needs addressing.
Many other sports now broadcast only limited replays within stadiums but referees in rugby union are increasingly calling for specific incidents to be reshown on big screens before finalising their decisions.
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Source: theguardian.com