Ex-referee Alain Rolland fears technology has gone too far

Former international referee Alain Rolland feels technology in rugby has gone too far.

Ex-referee Alain Rolland fears technology has gone too far

Rolland, who refereed the 2007 World Cup final and infamously sent off Wales’ Sam Warburton in the semi-final against France four years later, is in favour of a challenge system that will be trialled in South Africa’s Varsity Cup this year.

“It’s about finding the happy medium,” Rolland said of the debate over technology.

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