Owen Doyle: Dan Sheehan should have got a red card and a longer ban for dangerous strike
The third Test between the Lions and Australia was a rugby travesty
Owen Doyle: Why Jac Morgan’s clear out of Carlo Tizzano was not obvious foul play
No consistency in refereeing between the two hemispheres is causing problems
Tom Curry walked tightrope in first Lions Test, but maybe he knew tackle would go unpunished
Referee inconsistencies laid bare in Lions clash, but it wasn’t the worst-offending match of the weekend
Owen Doyle: Lions tour has shown that TMO protocol is in serious need of review
The lineout problem is raising its ugly head again
Owen Doyle: For the good of the Lions tour, referees need to stop ignoring the rules of rugby
Waratahs clash was the scene of more strange and troubling decisions
First game of Lions tour showed why the lineout is heading for same farcical fate as the scrum
Referees’ consistent failure to penalise violations is cheapening the lineout
Owen Doyle: Let’s hope the Lions’ penalty try is a sign of things to come
And let’s hope recent changes don’t mean something horrific will have to happen before a referee shows a red card
Owen Doyle: Rugby players seem to think they can interrogate referees. It needs to stop
Officials must lay down a marker with teams during Lions tour
Owen Doyle: Conflating cheating with ‘character’ will make refereeing rugby impossible
URC chief executive’s failure to condemn gamesmanship around Jaden Hendrikse’s ‘cramp and wink’ is perplexing
Owen Doyle: Rugby’s failure to punish violence and gamesmanship risks pushing a generation away
Amateur players are abandoning the sport over fears of sustaining brain damage
Rugby’s 20-minute red card is a dangerous departure that risks devaluing the importance of player safety
It will be in operation during Lions tour, with players sent off replaced after 20 minutes
Owen Doyle: Leaving an arguable try scoring decision totally in the TMO’s hands does not stack up
All referees should insist on seeing the replays when so many points are at stake
Owen Doyle: On the knockout stage, referees need to deliver their best performance
Scotland’s Sam Grove-White, Ireland’s Eoghan Cross and Wales’s Adam Jones could all up their games in charge of the whistle
Owen Doyle: The laws of the game are clear - Leinster should have had a penalty try
The decision facing referee Pierre Brousset in the last-minute of the Champions Cup semi-final was complex, but there should have been only one outcome
Owen Doyle: World Rugby session will have big focus on 20-minute replacement red card
There will be huge interest in the outcomes of the World Rugby’s specialist group studying the breakdown