#2. Stricter refereeing of RUCK’s
Owens wrote: “When people say the caterpillar ruck is boring I agree for sure. We need to referee the ‘use it’ and five seconds law much better.
“I would even go as far and change the law to ‘use it’ after three seconds. The referee must call for the ball to be used when it is available, not wait for it to be halfway up the caterpillar ruck and then call it.”
#3. Less TMO
Owens wrote: “We should aim for good performances that facilitate good games. In my opinion, perfect has become the enemy of the good because people are striving for a standard that is unachievable. A frustrating over-reliance on the TMO is one result of this fear of getting things wrong.
“Pressure is being exerted on referees by spectators, social media users, coaches, players, performance reviewers and referee managers. That is a lot of people scrutinising everything. I think we need to take a step back and make sure we pick up the things that matter.”
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