Originally Posted by
AndyS
Sorry X, but by inspection that is not logical. If two teams are evenly balanced, then if the ref only focuses on one side, or decides one side is entirely at fault in a major aspect of the game like the scrum, it is going to affect the result and the probability of success or failure.
So what you are really saying is that you don't believe any referee in the modern game could ever be either consciously or unconsciously biased, will always referees both sides the same, and the failing is in team not understanding the rules du jour. A perspective also worth discussing perhaps, but I guess the corollary is that ref management is also a myth as how the ref is ruling the game can't be swayed.