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Jaco Peyper to make Heineken Champions Cup bow
By Ian Cameron
South African referee Jaco Peyper is set to make his debut in the Heineken Champions Cup's debut in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Peyper will be officiating the semi-final match between Stade Rochelais and the Exeter Chiefs, which set to take place on Sunday, April 30th, at the Matmut ATLANTIQUE in Bordeaux.
Peyper will be assisted by Andrew Brace of Ireland and Italy's Andrea Piardi, with Brian MacNeice, also of Ireland, serving as the match TMO. The appointment marks a major milestone in Peyper's career, as he joins the ranks of the elite referees in European rugby.
Meanwhile Wayne Barnes of England will be in charge when the Heineken Champions Cup’s two most decorated clubs, Leinster Rugby and Stade Toulousain, go head-to-head at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 29 April.
Barnes’s assistants will be his fellow countrymen, Luke Pearce and Adam Leal, while Stuart Terheege has been appointed as the match TMO.
An all-French team of officials will be in charge of the first of the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals on Saturday 29 April which sees the Scarlets taking on the Glasgow Warriors at Parc y Scarlets with Mathieu Raynal on the whistle, assisted by Pierre Brousset and Tual Trainini, with Eric Gauzins as TMO.
The following day, England’s Karl Dickson will be in the middle when RC Toulon and Benetton Rugby meet at Stade Félix Mayol and he will have fellow countrymen, Matthew Carley and Christophe Ridley, as his assistants, with Tom Foley also of England appointed as TMO.
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In the fine tradition of Irish rugby, Leinster cheat well and for some reason only known to whoever referees them, they are allowed to get away with it every single game. If teams have not got the physicality up front to stop them getting the ball, they will win every single game. They take out players beyond the ruck and often hold them on the ground. Those that are beyond the ruck and therefore offside, hover there to cause distraction but also to join the next ruck from the side thereby stopping the jackal. The lineout prior to the second try on Saturday. 3 Leinster players left the lineout before the ball was thrown and were driving the maul as soon as the player hit the ground and thereby getting that valuable momentum. They scrummage illegally, with the looshead turning in to stop the opposing tighthead from pushing straight and making it uncomfortable for the hooker. The tighthead takes a step and tries to get his opposite loosehead to drop the bind. Flankers often ‘move up’ and actually bind on the prop and not remain bound to the second row. It does cause chaos and is done quickly and efficiently so that referees are blinded by the illegal tactics. I am surprised opposition coaches when they meet referees before games don’t mention it. I am also surprised that they do not go to the referees group and ask them to look at the tactics used and referee them properly. If they are the better team and win, fair play but a lot of their momentum is gained illegally and therefore it is not a level playing field.
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