As always, there were a few refereeing talking points after Round 1 of the Guinness 6 Nations. Stuart McInally was pinged for an ‘interesting clearout’, Tom Curry saw Yellow for a ‘late tackle’, a rather dodgy looking clearout from Manu Tuilagi on Jacob Stockdale went unnoticed , Maro Itoje’s aerial collision with Keith Earls was just a penalty when perhaps it should have been more and did Cian Healy actually ground the ball?
Some tough calls to make, but who’s going to be making these calls come Round 2.
Here’s who’s in charge for this weekends Guinness 6 Nations action.
Scotland vs Ireland
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France), Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Italy vs Wales
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
England vs France
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
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