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touch judge

British  

noun

  1. one of the two linesmen in rugby

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It goes down once and Sinckler believes Sio is dropping his bind and screams “Romain!” at touch judge Romain Poite 50 metres away on that side of the scrum to draw his attention.

From The Guardian Oct. 19, 2019

Cheika said the touch judge saw it, the TMO assessed at the footage and the citing “is the lack of confidence in the referees.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2019

"The strange thing for me was that I was hoping the touch judge might have seen it because our physio was standing right next to him and he says it was grounded."

From BBC Feb. 25, 2012

Kaplan cannot dump the responsibility on to his touch judge.

From The Guardian Mar. 14, 2011

Referee Jonathan Kaplan requested confirmation from touch judge Peter Allan over the legitimacy of the lineout, and Allan suggested the correct had been used.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2011

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