video referee

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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England were unhappy as scrum-half Mikey Lewis appeared to be tripped in the build-up, and there looked to be a forward pass too - but the try was given following a review by video referee Jack Smith.

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They had a touchdown by Owen Trout ruled out in the sixth minute with referee Chris Kendall's on-field decision of no try standing with video referee Tom Grant unable to find any evidence to the contrary with Harry Smith underneath him.

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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.

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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.

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Leigh scrambled superbly to deny Jake Wardle and Tyler Dupree in the first period, while Wigan's Jai Field had a score midway through the second half ruled out by video referee Jack Smith for an illegal ball steal earlier in the move.

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