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video referee

British

noun

rugby an additional referee during a televised game who is able to examine video playback to determine whether or not a try has been legitimately scored

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However, the video referee picked up Coles holding back a Bordeaux defender, wiping the score from the board and the smile from Pollock's face.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

A breathless first half then turned in the final 10 minutes in two calls from video referee Liam Moore.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

Colombia rallied in the second half and put Juan Guillermo Cuadrado on the spot in the 53rd after a handball awarded by the video referee.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2021

The penalty was awarded despite the ball coming off Marc Oliver Kempf’s body before it hit his arm, but there was no correction from the video referee.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021

Whole universes burst into life and collapsed into themselves in the time it took the video referee to approve the decision.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

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