In rugbt a ref is someone who runs around with the players and makes sure the rules are being kept. They wear a different colour strip and have a whistle. If the ball goes out or someone does something wrong they are the ones to say so. They give out any yellow or red cards.
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Referee, Assistant Referees (2) TMO - Television Match Official. You may also see a Citing official their role to to make judgements on aspects of foul play which may not always bee seen by the match official but can be reported post match
- The referee on the sides are called "Touch judges"
- The referee who makes a unknown choice, which he has to call try or no try is called "video ref"
If you listen to the crowd they have a range of names for the referee and other match officials. However, the ref is the referee and as a group they are refereed to as the match officials.
to maintain the rules of the game are folloed. to instill sanctions wherer foul play is encountered and to maintain as far as is practical the free flow of the game
Males call their referee SIR and females call their referee MAM. It considered respectful in both cases.