COLIN BOAG

Correct call: Dialling up the TMO should be mandatory for deciding tries

The New Year is the time for resolutions, so here are a few for the game’s administrators to consider.
First, the need for every ‘try’ to be reviewed by the TMO. Ignore the oldtimers who bang on about how it extends the length of the game – it does, but not by much, and the upside is far greater than the inconvenience caused by a few minutes delay to their drinking time.
Too many tries are being awarded that shouldn’t be, and some are being wrongly disallowed – it is ...