Originally posted by: ricardo
just a small price we have to pay. it would ruin the spirit of the game if we had umps looking at instant replays whenever the coaches wanted to (even if it was regulated like the NFL)

Yeah, I've gotta admit, in the NRL in Australia (National Rugby League), every call used to come down to the referee or the linesmen. Nowadays, we have video referees as well, and for almost every try (Americans read: 'touchdown'), they defer the call to the video referee. In particular, this occurs in important games like the State of Origin (which is considered by many to be the ultimate competition in Rugby League) or the Grand Final. It's been abused to the point where referees who don't want to be responsible for a big/tough call can defer the call to a nameless man behind a screen, who doesn't have to take any responsibility for the accuracy or inaccuracy of his call.