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Great news for all involved, having Walsh involved in the middle shows how by far and away the best he has been this year in Super Rugby. It is no secret that when Walsh is performing the game is better for all involved. Just how a good ref should be.

Referee RatingWhich Referee are you rating? Wayne Barnes What game were they refereeing? Australia v New Zealand (Tri Nations) Did you support one of the teams playing? Yes Rate the referees OFFSIDE management 6 Rate the referees ADVANTAGE application. 9 Rate the referees management of...

What did you all think of the ref? Penalties missed all over the paddock. 50/50 penalties caused. A couple of Cheetahs tries looked dubious to say the least. Thoughts?

This year the refereeing has been bery concerning. I've seen one refereeing performance which I would call satisfactory (I haven't seen every game). Opinions would be fantastic from all of you! Some assessment of who I've seen Jonathan Kaplan- Absolutely pitiful, the penalties he blew were...

Man am I a fan of him. I was his public enemy number 1, however his last few matches I've seen him referee, I've publicly commented on them and said what a good job he has done. Today was no exception, a few dodgy scrum calls, Aussies deserved many of those penalties no doubt about it. I love...

In my opinion, I have never seen such a poor refereeing performance at this level. Berdos' lack of English has probably contributed, however he regularly has called an advantage, but never finished it. Can think on the top of my head about 5 or even more times. Late tackles missed. Wallabies...

His performance seemed a little off today. He missed a few forward passes from Australia. He failed to Yellow Card a Australian scrum after I think about 7 scrum penalties. Far too significant amount of penalties without further sanction. This was the most disappointing facet of the game. How...

It appears the ref who ranked by many as the best in the business, Mr Kaplan has missed out on the Currie Cup finals. Jonker and Lawrence will ref the semi's. While Joubert has been handed the final. He also missed out on semi appointments and final appointments in the S14. What's going on...

http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2040470.html#match+officials+appointed+november+tests Great to see Steve Walsh back on the panel. Not sure if he deserves it, over here he's been pretty poor.

Seemed like a good game from what I've seen so far. Anyone tell me what they thought of Stu Dickinson's performance?

I've been watching this tournament closely, as a lot of the Aussie players have had S14 experience. I've been impressed with the officiating as well. Garratt Williamson was fantastic yesterday. What a game he has had. And rewarded with the Semi Final as well. Allowed the game to flow, didn't...

All year, I've seen South African dedicated Assistant Referees, who soley AR for games. I think this is a poor decision, as AR's who actually have refereed professionally can work out the scrums and their issues. Last nights Semi's were examples, where AR's were about 5 metres away but they...

Stuart Dickinson will referee the Crusaders v Bulls clash in Soweto after Marius Jonker's interesting display. Mark Lawrence will referee the other semi with the Waratahs and Stormers.

http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/super14/news/2413640.htm Joubert has been awarded the final, with Dickinson and Lawrence awarded Semi's finally the merit system has its dividends.

uropean Rugby Cup has appointed Wayne Barnes to referee the Final of the 15th Heineken Cup between Toulouse and Biarritz on 22 May at Stade de France. It will be his first Heineken Final. Alain Rolland, who refereed the World Cup Final in 2007, will referee the Final of the Amlin Challenge Cup...