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When A Forward Pass Isn't Forward - TMO Scrutiny 1 views
04 May 2013 by The Swede Eaters
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The TMOs have come under scrutiny after Chiefs coach Dave Rennie came out suggesting that the TMO made mistakes in the Chiefs 39 - 33 win over the Rebels. Initially I agreed, but below is evidence why the TMOs have done a better job than most people realise.
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie is critical of Australian TMO Steve Leszcynski's performance in the Chiefs 39 - 33 win over the Rebels in Melbourne last night. I saw the game and I initially agreed with him. I was initially a massive fan of the introduction of technology to help improve decision making in rugby, but it seems that the TMOs are making more incorrect decisions than most referees would make and taking all that extra time going upstairs becomes a waste of time, well so I thought.
The Rebels were lucky to score two tries from what looked like forward passes to the naked eye, but it appears that when you see these after watching the video from the Total Rugby show based on "Relative Velocity" it will change your mind. It doesn't matter if a player receives a pass infront of the point it was thrown from. What matters is if it was passed backwards. See the video below for details.
I have also included a video report as Lyndon Bray talks to TVNZ news about the TMO decisions in the Rebels vs
Chiefs game and concedes that the disallowed Chiefs try was the wrong
decision, but has no problem with the two Rebels tries scored by
potential forward passes. What do you think of these TMO decisions?
http://www.superrugbytips.com/2013/05/the-tmo-in-super-rugby-when-forward.html
It seems that when the TMO is used to determine if a try was scored from a forward pass, the likelihood of the try being allowed is great than if it is for a grounding of a ball or knock on infringement. To the naked eye, heaps of passes look forward which according to the rules of the game are not forward. Quade Cooper throws plenty of these passes which are never picked up, but that is because are often technically not forward passes even though the recipient catches the ball infront of where Cooper passed it from.
Knock downs, knock ons or tries in regards to whether someone grounded a ball or knocked it on seem to be disallowed more often. Slow motion almost adds an element of separation to any grounding of the ball and makes legal tries sometimes seem like they aren't a try. In the past the benefit of the doubt used to go to the attacking team, but the benefit of the doubt is now with the defensive team.
Hosea Gear for the Highlanders vs Brumbies is one example, while the Crusaders vs Force that week provided a few other examples. It was also not clear if Patrick Osbourne lost the ball forward or not, but it seems that in slow motion players appear to lose the ball when grounding it, even though in real speed and in actual fact they don't.
Anyway, it seems that there is definitely more chance of getting a good decision from the TMO if a forward pass is the issue rather than if it may have been knocked on!
Is it my imagine or do New Zealand teams playing against Australian teams seem to be getting the rough end of the stick? Think Highlanders vs Brumbies, Crusaders vs Force and now Chiefs vs Rebels!
What do you think of the TMO performances in Super Rugby 2013?
Have your say!
http://www.superrugbytips.com/2013/05/the-tmo-in-super-rugby-when-forward.html
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