Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Instant replay

By the way, I don't much comment on rugby, but I think they should scrap the whole instant replay thing. I've seen how it works in football (American style), hockey (on ice), now basketball (NCAA) and it gradually becomes more and more of a crutch that referees rely on. Watching that game on Saturday, I couldn't help but wonder why the line judge needed to go to the replay to determine whether that last score was a try or not. I mean, he was, what? 3 feet from the action and he had an unimpeded view. Make the call.