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== Football (Rugby) == [[File:Rugby league sin bin.jpg|thumb|A rugby league referee (left) sending a player to the [[Penalty box|sin bin]] for ten minutes]] {{main|Rugby union match officials|Rugby league match officials|Touch match officials}} In 1892, the [[International Rugby Board]] was created as a result of a disputed try that the captains could not agree on whether it had been scored. The rugby laws were changed to require one referee and two touch judges at each game to make the arbitration easier and more consistent.<ref>RugbyRugby.com. (2008). ''History of the referee in rugby.'' Retrieved April 5, 2010, from http://guide.rugbyrugby.com/Rugby%20Sections/History/Referee.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105145758/http://guide.rugbyrugby.com/Rugby%20Sections/History/Referee.asp |date=2010-01-05 }}</ref>
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