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February 1, 1997: World Nines - Day one

February 1, 1997: World Nines - Day one

Gorden Tallis and the video referee dominate discussions.

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February 1, 1997: World Nines - Day one
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Just to be clear, day one of the 1997 Super League World Nines was January 31 - hence our post about the video referee turning 25.

And to be doubly clear, the video referee was used in Britain 10 months earlier - when Super League opened in Paris with PSG taking on Sheffield.

The director that night, Neville Smith, posted on Facebook today: “Having operat…

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