Rugby Union: It's No Picnic for the Video Referee ; Scrum Down North's Top Official Reckons His Colleague Got Cup Final Call Right

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WHILE many sports stars will invariably thank some kind of religious icon for their sporting prowess or team's victory, the reality these days is there is a "man upstairs" who, arguably, has more influence over the proceedings - the video referee.

And while many English rugby fans were bemoaning the decision made by Stuart Dickinson in Saturday's World Cup final, one North- East man knew exactly what the man in charge was going through.

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Rugby Union: It's No Picnic for the Video Referee ; Scrum Down North's Top Official Reckons His Colleague Got Cup Final Call Right

Ashington referee Dave Pearson had the power at his fingertips in the same World Cup, when he was in the box for four of the nine games he officiated in this year - working the others as a touch judg...

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