Showing results for video referee. Search instead for xVideos refer.

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

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

video referee

If anything, the noise has been amplified with supporters able to find fault not only with the on-field call, but with the video referee too.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Arteta had described the video referee assistant's decision to award Anthony Gordon's winning goal at St James' Park "embarrassing" and "a disgrace".

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

Watch the moment Tonga produce a sensational piece of play against Wales only for video referee to rule the try out at the Rugby League World Cup.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023