Ireland’s Andrew Brace, Chris Busby, Joy Neville and Brian MacNeice will all officiate in Paris
Andrew Brace during the Champions Cup quarter-final between La Rochelle and Saracens. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Image
“We all have had games where you are in the spotlight more than you want. You must get the balance right, the big decisions right and that will always be the challenge in any game. That won’t change, the philosophy for me doesn’t change on the field.” He continued: “There’s a lot of support for people to help achieve whatever ambition and potential that they have. David Wilkinson just happened to see me at a game and felt that I had some sort of potential. From there I got more opportunities in Ulster and a little more support. I was able to take a lot of confidence from that, pushed into the national panel.
Brian MacNeice is one of the two Irish TMOs heading to the World Cup, he has over 20 years of experience officiating. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho A key for a TMO is not to be overly zealous, to get the big-ticket items right while communicating in a timely and concise manner. Injuries provide a TMO with a little more breathing space to scan. He explained: “If there’s an incident where a player is injured, it buys you a little bit more time, you are trying to look in the background and figure out what’s happened.
Former Irish international player turned referee, Joy Neville will become the first woman to officiate at a men’s World Cup. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho
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