Officials slammed for red-card call
8 Jun 2011
Pro Legoete faces suspension from the Sanzar officials panel while referee Craig Joubert has been cautioned for his part in the Pat O’Connor red card incident.
In last week’s match between the Bulls and Waratahs, Legoete advised Joubert that O’Connor had headbutted a Bulls player, and Joubert responded by sending O’Connor off. It was a massive call to make in the context of the match, and it’s a call that could cost the Waratahs a place in the play-offs.
O’Connor has since been exonerated of wrong-doing and Sanzar referees boss Lyndon Bray has admitted Legoete and Joubert got it wrong.
‘We reviewed the game on Monday night and clearly the decision was wrong,’ Bray told The Australian. ‘There are two aspects which are frustrating. The description of the event was not very accurate. The process between the referee and the assistant referee was not good. It never fleshed out the details of the incident.
‘I’ve spoken to Craig Joubert about how he could have handled it better, to get better information on which to base his decision. Craig was very disappointed he ended up with that decision.
‘An experienced referee’s job is to pick up on messages he is getting. When Pro said no to a red card, clearly there was a message in that. It’s difficult in the heat of the moment. Craig believed he was dealing with a headbutt. If they had talked through what happened, maybe they would have come up with a different outcome.’
While Legoete has not been officially dropped, he hasn’t been assigned any matches this weekend or next.
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8 Jun 2011, 14:49 pm
@Fern(Fern)-74: is it?
8 Jun 2011, 14:50 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-98:
pooops has been put in keo’s anger management section.
along with senor ***-shampoo fuckadilly.
he is maintaining a low profile in an effort to be allowed back into the mainstream civilian interweb.
8 Jun 2011, 14:50 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-98: saw that reunion show, about half of it was dedicated to bi tchin about the ref in the Saders game, and they claim South Africans whinge ffs.
8 Jun 2011, 15:15 pm
@Dusky(Dusky)-97: I saw it in a movie once – or was it FHM? lol
9 Jun 2011, 03:52 am
Yeah I’d like to see all refs reviewed after each performance. And by “review” I mean a proper review where they can be dropped following poor performance.
It’s not just Saffa refs that are poor, but they are among the worst.
Surely Allain Rolland has got to be one of the worst international refs – god help whoever he refs during the WC. And the kiwis are a protected species, both the players and their refs.
9 Jun 2011, 04:30 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-98: Hi Tranny its callled biased but I will call it racists trolling or Droll as it has come to be known.
For me a ref refs the game drunk, goodbye china.
I think there is match fixing in rugby. We have seen this in Fiefa, cricket (even murders), cycling (Armstrong), olympics yet it has not surfaced in Rubgy. BS as oar as I am concerned especailly now that Betfair is all over the place.
9 Jun 2011, 04:38 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-98: in answer to your questions..
I was quiet after the Blues loss that Pat lam complained about because I accepted the fact my team got beaten fair and square… so am I responsible for someone elses opinion now? ti ti ti
I wasnt quiet after the reds/Saders game, I too had problems with Dickensons reffing, and said so on the game thread… but again, the result stands… is this another blokes opinion Im responsible for as well? nc nc nc
I was quiet with the Tony Johnstone thing because I have NEVER seen Reunion on Aussie TV, call it strange but I probably didnt see the episode… so now Im to be responsible for opinions Ive never even heard voiced? bwahahaha what a laugh… in Aussie, Rugby is a minor sport, they have a show on FOX Tv called the rugby club, that crosses over to johnson for a wrap up that lasts all of 3 minutes…
but continue, perhaps you should gather some facts before getting on your high horse..
did you think that perhaps my canoe doesnt get good TV reception?
continue with your character assasination though, it really does make you look like the big man in the schoolyard…
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