Referee Rating by menace - Nigel Owens - Australia v USA (RWC 2011)
BIASED REPORT Yes
OFFSIDES 8
ADVANTAGE 9
SCRUMS 9
RUCKS & MAULS 7
TACKLE 7
CONTROL 10
COMMUNICATION 10
DANGEROUS PLAY 9
FITNESS 9
ATTITUDE 9
OVERALL 8
OTHER COMMENTS Yes I'm a hard marker. to give 10s is to suggest absolute perfection without a single error. Though some catefories are subjective in regard to style etc and I'm happy to give 10s here. I thought NO allowed the rucks to get a bit messay at times by allowing US to play the ball off their feet, not enforce tackle player to release the ball immediately, and too many instances allowing tackler to lie around and not roll out. could have pushed back post x and y too. Otherwise a really good performance. I have a higher regard for his abilities after this game.