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Toulouse hang on with fourteen men.
20.10.26, 09:52 Updated 21.10.26, 11:39
Endless TMO pauses in stop-start affair.
If we are to have the incessant use of technology then why can't we hear the referee's reasoning out loud and in real time? Sunday afternoon in the Toulouse Stadium, sold out at 33,500 with plenty of Chiefs fans in attendance, with their painful wailing noise (the Tomohawk Chop?), offered plenty of evidence for rugby to go all the way and get the refs mic'd up. If necessary, with translation.
There wasn't much debate about Neti's 16th minute red for his no-arms shoulder-to-head contact with Ross Vintcent, but later incidents seemed to require several replays. The lack of clarification for the benefit of the crowd seemed a big miss to this spectator. It would add so much to the experience.
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Richard Dixon
EditorRichard's fascination with French rugby is deep and longstanding. University tours were followed by a spell playing for Bergerac. Once his playing days were over, he began coaching and attended the legendary Pierre Villepreux's residential coaching camps. Richard now lives in Toulouse, and coaches young people at both Stade Toulousain and TOEC.