Greater consistency at elite level required, admits top refereeing chief

WORLD refereeing chief Paddy O’Brien has urged for consistency throughout rugby in the application of recently introduced interpretations of the game’s laws.

International Rugby Board referee manager O’Brien was speaking at the annual IRB High Performance Referees meeting which took place in London on Monday.

With the countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand and this year’s autumn internationals under way, O’Brien reiterated the importance of consistency and the universal application of rugby law in the five key areas that saw new directives issued in November 2009.