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Irish ref JP Doyle praised and panned in equal measure for how he dealt with Fiji v Uruguay

Published 22:15 6 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 00:04 7 Oct 2015 BST

Darragh Murphy
Irish ref JP Doyle praised and panned in equal measure for how he dealt with Fiji v Uruguay

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Some commended JP Doyle's no-nonsense, letter-of-the-law approach to officiating when he took charge of Fiji v Uruguay on Tuesday evening. Others felt that the Irish referee was perhaps too harsh in his card-happy, penalty-try-awarding game. It was an ill-tempered match and, to be fair, Doyle did well to stamp out the scuffles that broke out late in the second half but it's understandable that purists want to see the game flow as much as possible. The praise was glowing... https://twitter.com/mickobrien1/status/651493427125833728 https://twitter.com/murphyrob/status/651493588187148290 https://twitter.com/RugbyRadio/status/651494348346015744 https://twitter.com/LittleMissEdi/status/651495883289296896 https://twitter.com/GroverXV/status/651499110869139456 https://twitter.com/OvalDigest/status/651499273213857792 https://twitter.com/bubb1989/status/651500894727602176 https://twitter.com/MJMAHONY/status/651500407487922176 https://twitter.com/Ca_ssells/status/651495530510610432 But the criticism was scathing... https://twitter.com/shanebyrneoffic/status/651482399507906561 https://twitter.com/Kristian7Ross/status/651486928827756544 https://twitter.com/Kingstonbro/status/651495553537339393 https://twitter.com/LennyDuffChat/status/651496061035544576 https://twitter.com/Qwine/status/651496135199100928 https://twitter.com/janey_b_good/status/651497011087327232 https://twitter.com/ByTheMinRugbyU/status/651498274814304256 https://twitter.com/NeilBriogaisean/status/651497004732948480 https://twitter.com/LaurenjaneR/status/651499705189421056

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