The point os that a TJ is some random bloke from one of the clubs, who though he was going to spend his afternoon in the bar and instead got roped in to "run" touch.
I wouldn't trust most of them to know how many points a Try is worth.
ARs are a different matter, clearly. But TJ duty is to put a flag up when the ball goes into touch, and ideally work out who put it there - though frankly most of them aren't too clear.
Now, there may be good TJs out there, but I don't necessarily know them from Adam. And even if I do for example know that the bloke running touch for Green is actually a qualified ref, I cannot allow him any greater influence than the guy who is running touch for Red, who is clearly an idiot of the first order - because the calls of "You're biased, ref - you listen to one TJ but the other!", then have a basis in fact.
So no. Personally I would not recommend that the ref listen to the opinion of an unappointed TJ - they are NOT ARs. Not in this country.
I wouldn't trust most of them to know how many points a Try is worth.
ARs are a different matter, clearly. But TJ duty is to put a flag up when the ball goes into touch, and ideally work out who put it there - though frankly most of them aren't too clear.
Now, there may be good TJs out there, but I don't necessarily know them from Adam. And even if I do for example know that the bloke running touch for Green is actually a qualified ref, I cannot allow him any greater influence than the guy who is running touch for Red, who is clearly an idiot of the first order - because the calls of "You're biased, ref - you listen to one TJ but the other!", then have a basis in fact.
So no. Personally I would not recommend that the ref listen to the opinion of an unappointed TJ - they are NOT ARs. Not in this country.