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"We deal very much with what we have now," he said. "I am happy with the tools we have now. Replays are not fool-proof.

"Sometimes watching something again and again on the television doesn't give you that feel, the intensity of the incident or the intention of the player."

U.S. referee Brian Hall said his task resembled theatre criticism.

"The first thing they do is roll over and look to see what the referee is doing because the actors want to confirm whether their acting job was good enough," he said.

"They glance over their shoulder while rolling on the ground to see 'did I sucker him into making a false decision?'"