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video referee

British  

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

"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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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

The player angrily pulled his hand away and gestured for the video referee before players from both sides jumped in.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Fierce Welsh defence and a long look from the video referee ruled Tepai Moeroa had lost control of the ball as he tried to dot down, as Cook Islands looked to reply.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022

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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