Sorry Mate but The southern Hemisphere are always changing the rules in Union and expect everyone to go with them...I.E.,,,E L V...Experimental Law changes...They brought the rules in to make the game more Entertaining!!!!!...Then it becomes law over here...I could type some of these laws out but i would become bored with it,but they do change laws when & if they feel like it.....

How's that then?

Alibert isn't going to referee Crusaders v Catalans under French interpretations because; 1) he works for the RFL and is refereeing in Super League, 2) he's not refereeing in the Elite One Championship under the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII and 3) if he does, this will show bias towards the Dragons.

Unless you were being sarcastic and saying that Silverwood doesn't know the rules, in which case, good work.

Maybe rules is the wrong word, conditions may have been a better description, but Silverwood isn't going to have the ability to pass a decision onto an official with a TV monitor in front of him. Alibert is not going to have the 'benefit' of two in goal judges, though he is going to be able to ask for help from the official if he feels he may have missed something.

The same thing does happen in Football too. Compare the Italian League to the Premiership, its chalk and cheese. There is already discussion on how the World Cup is going to be refereed affecting England's chances. I think in RL it is amplified slightly because of there only being 2 top tier leagues.

The thing that gets me is all the 'interpretation' nonsense. There are very clear mandates that referees adhere to at the beginning of each season. The obvious one this year is allowing the defender to hold the man down. A few years ago, players weren't to be seen 'not making an effort to get off a player' or they would be penalised. Now they can hold them down for 4-5 secs if they want. There is a middle ground that we dont seem capable of finding at the moment. I hate the dominant tackle rule too, its just adding shades of grey to an already confused area.

I wouldn't worry about him working out the penalty count, he'll have David "I hate Warrington as I'm from Widnes" Campbell helping him on that score.



I agree though, all games need to have video technology otherwise it's not an even field. It's just the cost involved.