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didds

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i might have said at one time its possibly more because SA refs ref other SA domestic matches which emjans SA players arev more in tune with the way SA refs interpret and blkow the laws... ("SA" is of coiurse interchagnable with other nations)

Howver, Im not sure how true this is these days I poe4rceive (?) SH where elite level players do little more than play elite level rugby with elite level refs from "all over". ??

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Rich_NL

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Super Rugby tends to appoint local refs for local matches, on a merit-based/cost-saving system. Which naturally brings accusations of bias.

If it's a regional difference thing, local teams adapting to and consulting with local refs, you'd expect to see similar in Aus, NZ etc. If SA teams play cleaner, you'd expect to see the same advantage with non-SA refs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion...an_super_rugby_sides_have_benefitted/fhvqhbv/
Apparently these aren't the case. It's interesting to find out what the reasons are.
 

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correlation is not causation, but that's a lot of correlation...
 
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