Owen Doyle

Ex-ref boss demands ‘most urgent revision’ by World Rugby

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Retired Test referee Owen Doyle has revisited the controversial Oscar Jegou Six Nations incident in Scotland that left a sour taste. The match officials did not punish the French flanker during the round four match for eye-gouging a Scottish rival at a Murrayfield ruck. Instead, the March 7 incident was cited by the match commissioner, … Read more

Ex-Irish ref boss doubles down on World Rugby criticism after Six Nations spectacle

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Former Irish referee Owen Doyle has once again demanded that World Rugby stop tinkering with the laws following another fantastic Six Nations weekend. In the third round of the historic competition, there was some superb rugby played with Ireland, Scotland and France emerging victorious. But before those matches had even taken place, Doyle was extolling … Read more