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LIAM DEL CARME | Getting the timing right is crucial for the rugby spectacle

With more punishable offences referees have their work cut out to keep the game flowing

29 September 2022 - 21:54

Time-wasting has for some time been in the crosshairs of World Rugby’s lawmakers. The climax to the Wallabies’ clash against the All Blacks in Melbourne earlier this month perhaps brought us the most brutal example of the crackdown. ..

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