Murphy says too much focus on referees’ performance

Too much time is spent analysing the performance of referees, according to Ulster Council secretary Danny Murphy.

In his report to next Saturday’s Ulster convention, Murphy said increased commentary surrounding match officials has led to more and more refereeing decisions being unfairly questioned.

“The past year has witnessed the various commentaries of our games focus on the application of the playing rules. The impact of this is to be provocative and to challenge the rules or the perceived interpretation of the rules, or worse still the decision of the referee,” he said.