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LIAM DEL CARME | It’s a fine line between spectacle and safety
The constant stopping of matches for foul play has become a source of irritation for fans, officials must get the balance right
27 October 2022 - 21:16
Many rugby fans are increasingly finding the game’s overbearing laws and its widely divergent interpretations by match officials a pain in the neck. What adds to the frustrations are the number of stoppages in play for what match officials deem to represent foul play...
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