Owen Doyle

The ugly side of rugby has not gone away, and the deterrent of a straight red card should not be diluted

Referee Karl Dickson was very much centre stage but there was no disputing Leinster’s superiority against La Rochelle this time around

Brousset was reactive and overly patient instead of delivering a clear plan to increase the level of sanction in Leinster-Leicester match

The people who said Leinster’s Luke McGrath should not been sent off against Bulls were wrong

A fundamental need exists for World Rugby to rid the game of danger

We need to know exactly why Ireland’s Tadgh Furlong was denied a try against Scotland

A pair of action-packed encounters at Twickenham and the Stadio Olimpico showed two very different approaches to refereeing

But it’s generally good we’re hearing less chatter from referees

In the Italy-France game, we saw the shot clock in all its mad glory when it denied the Azzurri a historic victory

Antidote to end scourge of kick tennis goes on trial in Super Rugby Pacific

Surely, these very tight situations should be treated in the same way as a penalty try, on the basis of probability

Paul Willemse was fortunate not to see red earlier than he did - he could pay for his indiscretion with a hearing set to come

Owen Doyle: If seriously endangering a prone player’s head via a reckless boot is not a red card then rugby’s future is grim

Finlay Bealham and Tom Ahern were injured by ‘reckless’ actions which saw culprits deservedly sent off

Georgian Nika Amashukeli showed once again in Munster's win over Toulon that he is now established in the top quartile of elite rugby referees