The umpire
Referees in England
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Not that much.
You are right, but it may give a good indication that the IRB feel that 5 seconds is ample, and anything much above that is just taking the piss. How long is too long? There is no definate answer, but if I start start shouting at the telly - it's probably too long. And yesterday for example I found myself shouting at the telly a lot..... Remember also that the Maul Law with the 5 second limit is not a FK for time wasting, its simply a scrum turnover.
I didn't count, but there were certainly a lot. She was French, I believe, so there may have been a communication problem?OB - did the ref who oversaw the women's game swallow her whistle?
There must have been 30 pens in that game at least!