Cutting reliance on TMO reviews
Officials are being reminded that the TMO protocol is meant to quickly identify and address clear and obvious infractions on the field, and that extended reviews suggest an infraction may not be clear.
Davies added: “There was excellent debate at the Shape of the Game conference on this topic, including leading match officials, coaches and player representatives.
“It was agreed that reviews can often take too long, suggesting the offence being reviewed is not clear and obvious.
“While we can always enhance the technology interaction to speed up the process, the match official teams – led by the referee – should attempt to make speedier decisions and limit replays where not necessary.”
