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Daily Mirror
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Tom Sunderland

Nigel Owens insists rugby's TMO trumps VAR but must be used less during Six Nations

The Six Nations experience might be improved if referees showed less tendency to deliberate decisions with the television match official (TMO), rugby 's answer to football's video assistant referee (VAR).

However, retired official Nigel Owens feels the TMO is a more effective system due to the way in which it's implemented, specifically in regards to how fans are made aware of why decisions are made.

On the eve of his second Six Nations tournament since retiring from a 17-year career at rugby's pinnacle, the 50-year-old believes both sports can learn from one another in order to perfect their respective crafts.

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