Rejected petition Retired props to referee international scrums

The British Government to lobby World Rugby to require a retired international prop (>30 caps) to be added to as an additional match official.

The retired prop would saunter onto the pitch when scrums are formed and act as a specialist scrum referee

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I want the government to prevent any more egregious referring errors such as those witnessed five times on Saturday 21 October at the Rugby World Cup

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about rugby officiation are a matter for World Rugby, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Date submitted 22 October 2023
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