Owen Doyle: Ireland v South Africa was a poisonous match, but don’t blame the referee
If Aviva Stadium debacle doesn’t convince World Rugby to fix the sport, nothing will
Owen Doyle: Referee laboured long and hard yet still got Springboks red-card call wrong
Poor discipline and a measure of bad luck contributed to costly one-point loss
Outcry over Lood de Jager red card shows rugby chiefs need to take a stand
Rugby chiefs must hold their nerve and empower officials to punish dangerous on-field acts
Owen Doyle: Unwarranted Tadhg Beirne dismissal highlighted a problem in rugby officiating
Foul play review officer seemed to be the only person in Soldier Field who thought incident merited a red
Owen Doyle: The frequency of nasty injuries in elite matches is a concern
Pick and drives lead to the brain of hookers like Dan Sheehan taking repeated hits
Owen Doyle: Why are we persisting with Mike Adamson and his perplexing decisions?
Referee’s performance in Connacht game was not up to the required standard
Owen Doyle: Modern lineouts are a nonsense – here’s why they need to change
England’s skill in 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning manoeuvre a far cry from what we see today
Owen Doyle: It is nonsense that Berthoumieu’s biting sanction was reduced for apologising
Ireland’s Aoife Wafer was bitten by flanker in the World Cup defeat to France
Owen Doyle: French determination to ensure a straight throw-in to the scrum a bold, welcome initiative
It’s not simply about the scrum-half delivering a straight ball. The mechanics of the scrum must also change to ensure the hooker can strike safely
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