Former all black coach, Steve Hansen wants to limit the use of video in rugby, because it pollutes the atmosphere too much around the referee.
This is unfortunately the most discussed subject after the 2023 World Cup. It was too much about arbitration during the last matches of the competition, and Steve Hansen believes to know what is the root of the problem. For the former all black coach, the appearance of video in rugby has caused too many complications and discussions around arbitration.
“” There should only be one question of the field referee in TMO: “Is there an essay or not?” ». The video should not intervene elsewhere. And then, coaches and players must today get back in mind that a referee is a human being who can be wrong. Currently, 15,000 clubs in the world are talking on Monday morning of the weekend arbitration … It can no longer last … “, Deplore the double world champion in an interview with Midi Olympique.
For Steve Hansen, there was very beautiful things in this World Cup in France, as “The atmosphere in stages, a lot of passion, the energy deployed by Portugal or Chile …”. But the arbitration has occupied too much place, and the New Zealand technician militates for a system overhaul.
“The time the referee controlled the match is now behind us, he regrets. Nowadays, international rugby is led by slow motion: it is time to end video arbitration outside of situations where the play director wants to check the validity of a test. All this is so time -consuming … All that has so axle the match and nourishes the anger of the supporters, in the stadium … “.
