Time to sub the ref as well as players | David Flatman

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CARDIFF, WALES - FEBRUARY 27: Josh Adams of Wales scores their side's first try as George Ford of England tackles during the Guinness Six Nations match between Wales and England at Principality Stadium on February 27, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

BASED on this evidence, World Rugby should consider substituting refs, not just players. The first half was an oval-shaped omnishambles.
If Louis Rees-Zammit didn’t knock that on, then the game I’ve been watching for 40 years isn’t rugby. Equally, Josh Adam’s’ try was exceptionally well taken, but should never have been allowed.
England weren’t undone by Wales. They were undone by some astonishingly poor refereeing and by their own equally astonishing inability to stop doing daft, unforced, illegal things.
Considering how unthreatening Wales were with the ball for most of the game, England’...

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