Row ref is back in the spotlight; RUGBY.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 7, 2005 ;     262 words ......AITCHESON SIMON McDOWELL, the Irish touch judge infamously accused of bias by...appointed. McDowell was the touch judge who did not go to the video...the ball last year; the same touch judge who said Australia did not knock...

Angry Young in plea to league on touch judges.(Sport)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 16, 2006 ;     679 words ......acting on the advice of his Irish touch judges. 'I think it's something...playing in Ireland with Irish touch judges, you are never going...disallowed the try on his touch judge's recommendation, although...was missed by the opposite touch judge and Ireland. Cardiff's ...

Rugby Union: England in rage at laughing linesman.(Sport)

The Mirror (London, England);  April 17, 1999 ;     112 words ......get Tim Rodber's Wembley yellow card scrubbed from the record books. They decided to act after seeing a picture of Irish touch judge Alan Lewis apparently smiling in the match-winning moment in The Mirror yesterday. The late penalty decision had...

Rugby Union: Bulloch's focus on Ireland.(Sport)

The Birmingham Post (England);  February 8, 2005 ;     188 words ......their opening Six Nations Championship match, with angry Scotland coach Matt Williams saying a poor decision by Irish touch judge Simon McDowell robbed his team of an Ally Hogg try. Williams also criticised Welsh referee Nigel Williams sin-binning...

RL: Finch defends Hayne over performance

AAP Sports News (Australia);  August 6, 2007 ;     368 words ......referees' coach Robert Finch admits a touch judge "got his arse kicked" for missing a...Michael Jones to blame and not Hayne. "The touch judge got his arse kicked for that, he should...other side of the referee, it was a touch judge issue and not the referee." Finch also...

Life bans for attack on ref, touch judge

The Press;  September 13, 2008 ;     136 words ......for life for attacking a referee and touch judge at a King Country rugby final. Two others...Hamilton on Wednesday. They assaulted a touch judge, while the son also assaulted a spectator...handed down life bans for assaulting a touch judge and misconduct charges, the Waikato...

ONE IN THE EYE FOR OUTSPOKEN MATT...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  February 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......his future conduct following his gung-ho attack on Irish touch judge Simon McDowell. Williams has also been disciplined...Italy-France game that day, and Nigel will be the touch judge at Twickenham instead.' Asked to comment on Williams...

RL: Referee bashed at country league grand final

AAP Sports News (Australia);  September 5, 2005 ;     528 words ......Police are investigating an assault on a touch judge that forced the NSW Country Rugby League...erupted when spectators set upon the touch judge. "It was the most disgraceful incident...crowd. "And I look across and see my touch judge on the ground being assaulted by two...

RU: FIVE KING COUNTRY FANS BANNED FOR LIFE

AAP Sports News (Australia);  September 12, 2008 ;     172 words ......for life for attacking a referee and touch judge at a King Country rugby final. Two others...hearing in Hamilton. They assaulted a touch judge, while the son also assaulted a spectator...handed down life bans for assaulting a touch judge and misconduct charges, the Waikato...

RU: Chiefs coach fuming over touch judge

AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 10, 2002 ;     495 words ...00-00-0000 RU: Chiefs coach fuming over touch judge BRISBANE, March 10 AAP - Winless Waikato...after a highly-visible performance as touch judge at Ballymore on Saturday night. Erickson...wouldn't care if we didn't have him as a touch judge anymore. There was lots of incidents...

Rugby Union: Scots could have gone whole Hogg; TOUCH JUDGE'S RULING OVER...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 9, 2005 ;     655 words ......Hogg that was not awarded because the touch judge deemed his foot to have touched the...the stadium was Simon MacDowell the touch judge, who was only two yards from the incident...foot was on the line or not. If any touch judge cannot make that decision then he should...

RL: Sharks accused of intimidating touch judge

AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 14, 2007 ;     400 words ......05-14-2007 RL: Sharks accused of intimidating touch judge By Liam FitzGibbon SYDNEY, May 14 AAP...10,000 fine by the NRL after claims a touch judge was "abused and intimidated" from the...half of the match," Annesley said. "The touch judge claimed he was abused and intimidated...

RUGBY UNION: BASTEAL DAYAY; France 16 Scotland 9 Petrie and Hogg left...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  February 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......but which was called back when he was unfairly ruled by touch judge Simon McDowell to have put a foot out of bounds. The decision...didn't know about the decision until I got up and saw the touch judge standing with his flag up. 'We could have been eight points...Murrayfield in November. The ...

NSW: Police investigate footy brawl

AAP General News (Australia);  September 5, 2005 ;     347 words ......male and female spectators attacked a touch judge during a rugby league grand final at...Workies leading Bathurst Panthers 19-4. Touch judge Terry Farrell was left with facial cuts...that people had invaded the field, my touch judge had been assaulted and had cuts to his...

Rugby Union: Dawson's fears grow over target practice `Jonny is an obvious...

The Independent on Sunday;  December 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ......quite dangerous. When he attacked me the touch judge was only two yards away but there was...influential. If I was in the shoes of a touch judge I'd be keeping an eye on him, especially...system that's at fault." Time was when a touch judge was confined to trotting up and down...