ARU back Dickinson
20 Nov 2009
The ARU has called for consistency after Stuart Dickinson was heavily criticised by IRB manager of referees Paddy O’Brien.
O’Brien publicly slammed Dickinson for his handling of the match between Italy and the All Blacks last weekend, saying the Australian referee’s interpretation of the scrum laws was incorrect and this allowed Italy to have the upper hand at scrum time.
The New Zealander then visited All Blacks head coach Graham Henry after the game to apologise.
The ARU released a statement on Friday which said they were surprised by O’Brien’s actions.
‘Following the negative and very public review of Stuart Dickinson, we expect to see this transparent approach adopted on a consistent basis for all elite referees in the future,’ the statement said. ‘The ARU thinks that the criticism of Dickinson, the leading referee in Australia for a number of years, was lacking in balance.
‘The analysis of scrums is an inexact science and the ARU is happy to discuss the findings of its own analysis with Mr O’Brien.’
35 Comments
20 Nov 2009, 10:51 am
For once I agree with the Aussies.
20 Nov 2009, 10:53 am
And so they should. Stuart may the TheDick, but Paddy is a real Prick.
20 Nov 2009, 11:00 am
well i agree even they know he was bad when sa played and paddy backed him then even in controversy and now a 180 when his countrymen complain
20 Nov 2009, 11:01 am
‘Following the negative and very public review of Stuart Dickinson, we expect to see this transparent approach adopted on a consistent basis for all elite referees in the future,’ the statement said.
That’s all we’ve ever asked for… maybe now the Aussies have asked for it, it may happen…
I hope the Aussies mean “all elite referees in the future” in ALL matches…!! not just the refs who run the AB games…!!
20 Nov 2009, 11:05 am
Yes I was surprised Paddy came out in the open to express the poor performance of Dickinson but lets just face up to it Australia if your top ref had a poor game than take it on the chin like the All Blacks had to when Wayne Barnes had a pathetic game in 2007 which played a major factor to the RWC quarters. South African Refs are the top Refs in the World.
20 Nov 2009, 11:19 am
Never thought a day would come when I would agree with ARU! Oh well there has to be a first for everything.
20 Nov 2009, 11:41 am
#5 marvinb: Marvin
The AB did not take it on the chin, they still complain. Paddy was out of order and his gesture does smack of double standard. all teams have suffered at the hand of bad reffing. Eddie Jones even got fined for making comments. What gives Paddy the right. Surely the dressing down if the reffing was that bad should take place behind close doors.
20 Nov 2009, 11:44 am
They have to back him, he is their best ref. Heaven forbid for Matt Goddard start officiating internationals!
20 Nov 2009, 12:00 pm
Never been a fan of Stu but I got to say in this instance the ARU are spot on. Lets see if we spot a little pattern developing here.
1. The ABs get monstered by the Boks maul in Bloem. The next week Paddy rules the Bok maul out of order. Naughty ref.
2. The Abs get monstered by the Italian scrum. Paddy rules the Italian scrum out of order. Naught ref plus personal apology to ABs.
Hmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!
20 Nov 2009, 12:05 pm
#7 pedspin: Yes I agree but just like the All Blacks complained and had every right to back in 2007, what is done is done? Paddy is in Charge and this is what has happened so we move on Just like the All Blacks have.
20 Nov 2009, 12:10 pm
#9 stormer in a teacup: So the scrum experts dont count when video footage is provided to Paddy or have you ignored this, monstered the All Blacks please…. more like the Ref turning a blind eye on the illegal scrum techniques from the Italians.
20 Nov 2009, 12:16 pm
#11 marvinb: Oh yeah, out come the “experts”.The people who know more from a distance than a highly ranked ref knows right in front of his eyes. That AB pack was as monstered as the Boks were.
20 Nov 2009, 12:20 pm
Transparency, like why the hell Wayne Barnes is still reffing in top games? He is an idiot and obviousely biased against SH teams. See AB vs France, se SA vs France.
20 Nov 2009, 12:34 pm
Whoever is wrong, blame it all on apartheid…
20 Nov 2009, 12:40 pm
I agree with the Aussies. If the IRB can publicly slate Stu ****, then they should equally slate Craig Joubert and perhaps publicly stone Wayne Barnes.
20 Nov 2009, 12:44 pm
so much for kissing cousins…
20 Nov 2009, 14:57 pm
Standard of refereeing internationally is poor. Mark Lawrence is just about the only decent one. The rest, including Kaplan, sucks.
20 Nov 2009, 15:00 pm
“the leading referee in Australia…” reminds me of an old proverb – in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.
20 Nov 2009, 15:04 pm
Barnes and Dicki are ****, should be demoted, this is the right decision. The problem is how it suddenly came about. We have been complaining for years about Stu? WTF?
20 Nov 2009, 15:05 pm
#18 toughnrumble: Beggars can’t be choosers?
20 Nov 2009, 18:31 pm
Stu might as well quit. The whole world now smells his taint and the ARU simply can’t spray enough lavatory aerosol to hide the stench of that rotten man.
Cheers, Stuey. Your career has gone right down the dunny, mate. It’s overs-kadovers rover.
20 Nov 2009, 19:52 pm
Them Dicks gotta stick together
20 Nov 2009, 21:55 pm
He, he, after supporting Wanker Wayne I reckon NZ indicated that PoB would not be welcome to retire in NZ unless he redeemed himself, starting now and ending well, who knows when – at the 2011 RWC maybe? Thick as thieves with the AB’s is olde Paddy
20 Nov 2009, 22:22 pm
‘Course the Aussies are pissed…Dickinson a ‘sleeper’ and he has been exposed and that is the end of their secret plans to have him reffing the final in the WC haaha
20 Nov 2009, 22:34 pm
#21 TheTackler:
after this fiasco, perhaps its paddy who should quit.
has a more embarrassing exchange ever, ever occurred in the irb?
cannot think of one
20 Nov 2009, 22:40 pm
The refereeing of the game is an inexact science???…. The refereeing of the whole game is impossible… How much doose sit on the rules committee including Jake White…
Kill the maul and safe the game!!!…its simple
20 Nov 2009, 23:47 pm
#7 pedspin:
Wow talk about re-writing history. The All Blacks have never complained about Barnes in public. That an internal report was leaked does not constitute “always complaining”.
The All Blacks never complain and that is one of the things I admire about them. Check the comments about the Italy match and you will see a very different public demeanour. What about the Ayatollah from France who bundled Dickinson up in the foyer of a hotel? What about all the public bitching by Fast Mouth Eddie, and a mountain of others from the RSA, Oz and Britain?
21 Nov 2009, 00:51 am
#27 AiDoc:
Oh please……the AB’s don’t whinge about refs?? WTF, I’m watching the rugby channel and they have dedicated a whole hour on the subject with the AB scrum coach bleeting like a sheep shagged by a roo. Tony “doos” Johnson looking all smug whilst quoting Paddy……….whingers of note mate!
21 Nov 2009, 01:04 am
bok coaches have been complaining about sub standard aussie/kiwi refs for years and their terribly obviouis bias and the unwillingness of irb to listen. then misery gutts henry moans and paddy walks into a storm and sets a presedent, as he fobs us off since forever, all of a sudden he agrees with henry and all henry said was what weve been saying since forever….. honestly, cany irb clowns be voted in by the various unions and supporter democratically rather than the current dictatorship
21 Nov 2009, 03:03 am
#28 whatever:
Youre a complete fkwit.
21 Nov 2009, 03:14 am
#25 charo: Paddy quit? You’re kidding! Paddy’s the BOSS. It’s the boss’s duty and job to chew out his workers. So, Paddy did exactly that. He gave Stu a pretty decent professional whopping.
(Paddy’s probably going to be up for a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours List and will thereafter be SIR Paddy to us all, you, me and Stu included. Now there’s something to suck on, pilgrim!)
21 Nov 2009, 04:39 am
#31 TheTackler: dunno tackles, think it won’t be long now before Kraplan is the boss. IRB ain’t happy.
21 Nov 2009, 09:29 am
#12 stormer in a teacup: I guess you really do not know what scrumaging really is, yes I would say they had a slight edge but not monstered.
21 Nov 2009, 09:31 am
#15 King Shark: I would have to agree. maybe show on pay TV.
21 Nov 2009, 16:35 pm
#30 WakaNathan: Save your keyboard energy- he’s SA’s answer to BH. One thing that I have always been pretty proud of is GH’s and the boys poise and integrity (for the larger part of quite a huge campaign since GH has been in charge) in staying out of the mud slinging and character assassinations that generally accompany most sporting arenas. There have only been a couple of minor blots on the map when compared to the likes of PDV ( who was essentially muzzled by SARU) and moaning Eddie Jones etc. Anyone who says different is a out right liar.
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