At the World Cup, Foul Play Review Officers, not referees, will decide whether or not dangerous foul play yellow cards should be upgraded to red
As the referee, his two assistants plus the TMO, set out for the match venue, the Foul Play Review Officer , plus a supporting FPRO, will be bunkering down in the Bois de Boulogne.
Referees remain by far the most qualified and experienced to make red card calls but, with this system, World Rugby is moving to people who, naturally enough, are still getting their heads around deciding such vital high grade stuff. The protocol doesn’t allow for downgrading a straight red, if we ever see one again, nor does it permit advising the match TMO that the bunker has picked up foul play which has been missed; with all that expensive equipment available the latter seems an odd omission.
While the Farrell ‘red’ was a very easy call, others will be a lot more difficult. And let’s not imagine that the system is error free, it is far from perfect.
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