Shannon Eastin became the first female referee of an NFL game.
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One of Scotland's goalscoring heroes, James McFadden, will miss the game against the Netherlands after being booked at the end of the first half by referee Wolfgang Stark.
Eighteen minutes into the first half the assistant referee correctly flagged for a corner for the south coast club.
Apart from a scare inside the first minute, when referee Mike Dean ignored Stoke appeals after Etherington's cross was blocked by the arm of Bernard Mendy, the home side looked fairly comfortable.
At first, it appeared the referee just had minor injuries from the single blow.
Owens, from Carmarthenshire, made his Rugby World Cup debut last month, and is regarded as the first openly gay man to referee at the highest level.
There was a hint of an unlikely comeback when replacement Southwell jinked through on the right and slid over, the video referee confirming his first try for his country.
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They were first being denied by the television referee, but prop Rhys Thomas made no mistake at the second attempt.
Referee Watkins awarded the first penalty try after Neath full-back Darril Williams had been brought down in full flight while attempting to touch down his own kick ahead.
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Williams won the first two rounds before the Scot found his feet and appeared to dominate the rest of the fight, but referee Phil Edwards - in charge of his first title fight - awarded the home fighter a 115-114 verdict.
After the previous Old Firm match's highly-publicised flashpoints, referee Craig Thomson's first big decision came on the quarter-hour mark.
First Smith broke clear to score after referee Richard Silverwood accidentally obstructed Lee Westwood's attempted tackle, then Pryce bagged a brace.
The Dragons struggled to contain a chip through from the first major Irish attack, the video referee called in to play before ruling out Conor O'Loughlin's grounding because of a Connacht knock-on.
Referee Steve Ganson had a busy first-half sin-binning three players before Matt Sing intercepted a Iestyn Harris pass 80 yards out to finish.
Castleford, who had 10 players missing, took the lead after Latus's first effort was ruled out by the video referee when he was held up.
Denis Leamy thought he had scored a Munster try in first-half injury time but the video referee ruled that the Ireland forward had been held up.
The home side were briefly reduced to 14 men themselves when, with Northampton camped on Sale's line, scrum-half Peel incurred the wrath of referee Tim Wigglesworth and became the first of the night's three sin-binnings for kicking the ball out of Martin Roberts' hands as he attempted to take a quick penalty tap.
Liverpool were left cursing referee Mike Riley, who turned down first-half penalty appeals when Tiago handled.
For the Norwegian referee Ovrebo, this is not the first time his decision-making has attracted harsh criticism.
First, Feaunati was judged, incorrectly by the referee, to have grounded the ball amidst a melee of forwards.
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The 30-year-old Slovenian midfield general, playing his first season for Benfica, reacted furiously to the referee's decision just before the end of the 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon.
Referee Hugh Carvill booked four players in the first half as the wet conditions at the Showgrounds contributed to many late and dangerous tackles.
But when a cross brushed Walker's arm midway through the half the referee did point to the spot for the first time, and Bent confidently beat Gomes low to his right.
The Bulls thought they scored the first try on 12 minutes through Chris Nero but video referee Richard Silverwood harshly ruled that Semi Tadulala knocked-on when palming back a cross-field kick in the build up.
Referee Matt Messias was involved in double controversy, first pulling play back for a Liverpool free-kick when Baros was shaping to shoot.
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He was responsible for conceding the first three penalties of the match and was twice lectured by referee Ashley Klein, who put him on report for a challenge on his former Leeds team-mate Iestyn Harris.
But Gary Teale gave the home side hope with a low, raking shot which Maik Taylor - recalled for his first appearance since January - tipped round the post, although referee Lee Probert signalled a goal-kick.
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Kuyt scored the first effort only to be ordered to re-take by referee Howard Webb, but the Dutchman held his nerve to send Gomes the wrong way and keep Liverpool in the race for the fourth Champions League place.
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