Purtroppo non riesco a trovare sulla rete le immagini (le ho solo su mysky).
Speriamo nell'aiuto dei nostri amici arbitri sudafricani...
E a proposito di arbitri sudafricani ti vorrei chiedere un tuo parere su questa spiegazione di Lawrence sui warning e successivi cartellini gialli (ovviamente in mezzo c'è sempre McCaw...

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Non è troppo discrezionale in questo modo?
Question: Hi Mark,
I read with interest your comments re the reviews which a referee undertakes every year. I have refereed and know the pressure on the official. My concern is that there are still clearly "interpretation" issues. The number of times McCaw was warned during our last All Black test was questionable. O'Brien's unqualified endorsement of the refereeing quality makes the cynic begin to hark back to the days when our Austalasian counterparts had a pact to ping the 'Jaapie'.
Wouldn't it be better to have some transparent system of evaluation, e.g. number of calls, % right calls, and measure these in red zone, in striking distance and out of striking distance?
It is impossible for a ref to get every call right and this would highlight the good refs whilst at the same time ensure that the fans understand that there will be mistakes in every game even by unbiased top refs.
Are there perhaps other mechanisms which the brains trust are considering?
Mark Lawrence: Hi Terence,
Thanks for your comments and interest in refereeing matters.
To answer you, I want to use as example a game I refereed, when the Maori played Ireland in New Zealand in June this year. The Maori scored two quick tries, and were ahead 18-0. We then had a period where the Maori conceded five penalties for various reasons: two for offside, two at the tackle, and one for dangerous play. I gave a general warning at the fifth penalty. The score was 18-15 to the Maoris. At the very next passage of play, with the Maori defending furiously, Liam Messem tackled an opponent close to the goal-line and got trapped on the ball and could not roll away. Now herein lies the problem: it was a genuine accident by Messem, and a yellow card for that would have a made a mockery of the laws. People would have argued: “How could he roll away?”, which is fair enough. However, the poor Irish, who have done nothing wrong, have now been disadvantaged, and it would not seem fair if I only awarded a scrum to them, which would appear to be the logical call.
I decided to award the penalty, but not the yellow card. Off course, this brought the typical reaction of “What about the general warning?” “Is this a final final warning?”, etc. So I have full understanding for a referee who warns, and then seems not to follow through, but from the above, you should understand the complex thought process to which a referee is often subjected.
The warning to McCaw is not so dissimilar to mine, and I’m sure the referee of the match has a logical explanation for his decision. The fact remains, refereeing is an art, not an exact science. As often, matters like materiality/influence will affect the referee’s decision. The current system of selectors I believe is working! I believe referees in the modern age are incredibly successful and good at refereeing the game with so many intricacies, laws and rulings, that we need humans capable of understanding and showing empathy to the game, rather than robots blowing all 700 laws to the letter.
In summary then, should teams and people be going to such lengths to analyze the referee and his few mistakes? Or should they rather concentrate on the 30-40 errors their own team makes? We will never eliminate human error from rugby, whether referee, player or coach.
Thank you for your interesting question. I wish you well.
Regards, Mark