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video referee

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noun

  1. 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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If Taylor has seen the contact of studs on knee and made his own judgement call on that aspect then it is tough for the video referee to get involved.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Matthieu Laguerre appeared to ground the ball at the same time as the second-rower, but video referee Ben Thaler could not overrule Chris Kendall's on-field decision to award the try.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Earlier this month, Nottingham Forest put out an inflammatory statement, questioning the integrity of a match official, after being denied what it perceived to be three clear penalty shouts overlooked by the video referee.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Although Frankie Halton's effort soon afterwards was controversially ruled out by video referee Tom Grant, Rovers' courageous defending enabled them to hold that advantage until the half-hour mark.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 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

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