5 minutes of Luke Pearce being Luke Pearce!

[@headintheclouds6935]

2:14 Telling a referee "you are joking" seems like a GREATTTT negotiating tactic

[@MrPSG78]

Saying it even twice, just in case the ref didn't hear it clearly. Absolutely brilliant!

[@DanA-fk6tl]

Very calm, very controlled, very personable but definitely the boss. A genuinely great ref.

[@6920cool]

3:50 can just admire that he admitted to his mistake, owned that it was his fault then changed to the correct decision. Takes a lot at the highest level to admit a mistake has been made in real time

[@user-np4cg2tf8i]

Great REF who's got a great future ahead!

[@scott4724]

Could be one of the best REF in the world.

[@gaetanboyals3360]

@@scott4724 You seem to forget Nigel Owens

[@scott4724]

@@gaetanboyals3360 retired.

[@stevenmcalister826]

The future for rugby looks bleak in that case.

[@joupoes254]

Love the fact that Luke Pearce promotes play, he won't stop play unless absolutely necessary. Great for the spectators

[@KeithMcormack895]

He does the exact opposite he stops play all the time he is one of the worst refs he once took ten minutes with Wayne Barnes to review a tmo

[@barrywhite9039]

@@KeithMcormack895 absolute tosh you’re talking boyo 😂😂

[@thejgod4982]

@@KeithMcormack895 What a load of old shite

[@James-rc6qq]

@@KeithMcormack895 You don't get to be an international referee by being bad and "stop[ing] play all the time"

[@homeward34]

he fucking stops play..

[@crystallineentity]

Damn good ref tbh, really enjoyed his reffing in the RC this year

[@apgwilym]

He's coming along nicely.

[@WildlifeObsessed]

Rugby Referees are the Best. What a Sport. What a Game. What an Example. Respect to one n’ All.

[@johnryle4249]

Good Solid ref. I like a ref who can admit when they're wrong.

[@joupoes254]

Andrew, these referee vids are excellent! Thanks for sharing your work👍🏼

[@EvieWillNotDie]

Establishment sheep.

[@joupoes254]

Your life is sad ​@@EvieWillNotDie

[@EvieWillNotDie]

@@joupoes254 false and very ironic

[@joupoes254]

@@EvieWillNotDie "tortured soul" sound like a basement dweller for sure.

[@EvieWillNotDie]

@@joupoes254 false and very ironic. Your pfp.

[@jameslefley]

Fantastic character on and off the pitch. Great ref.

[@lolus8974]

I love these videos celebrating referees, it’s a damn hard job and it’s made harder by pathetic fans complaining about every decision. They do a hell of a job, especially Luke Pearce

[@GlenWRU]

Think we all know which country's fans are the worst at this..

[@randomlyfactual1943]

​@@GlenWRU*Sweating intensifies*

[@markskeggs9773]

Quickly becoming one of the best referees in world rugby

[@magnusmcgee993]

I didn't realise Pearce was such a good domestic referee. I still think he still needs more time to bring all his skills to international level.

[@frog4348]

Him and Wayne are the current best

[@tangled3349]

Nick Berry is pretty good

[@ecallk5544]

Wayne-I-hate-everyone -Southern hemisphere"? Are you kidding?

[@rhurbstafalcon4807]

much kudos and respect to this lad...👍

[@Impl0ze93]

Always liked him, he makes some mistakes like any human does but he's on the good side. Always apreciated the pace he puts into the games.

[@adamlouw9575]

Enjoyed him this year

[@-NemoMeImpuneLacessit]

This lad is fast emerging as a top referee. Seems to adjudicate in the style of Nigel Owens , by which I mean clear and unambiguous communication with the players and tries to let the games flow.

[@jonnybaynham1689]

The Saffa channels like TAS Analytics assassinating northern hemisphere refs because they're following Rassies lead and throwing their toys out the pram when losing. No responsibility of their own. I hate this culture of character assassination, it's become worse than football with the post-game disrespect of the ref. Luke Pierce has been a great ref, think a few of the Welsh and English refs have been very good recently. It's not easy reffing rugby games with the continual law changes - literally reciting and applying continually changing legal practice in real time. The refs must always be respected. Rassie has already damaged the game with his crap and it's a shame to see it has encouraged supporters to continue this undermining

[@Matt_Alaric]

It's actually turning me off of safas a bit with how touchy and vindictive they can get over rugby. And despite asking numerous times i've never really found anyone who can give me a reason why people from down south place such a high emphasis on hemispheres when they're borderline meaningless in real terms.

[@Adam-zq5rw]

Jizz analytics couldnt be anymore biased.

[@Impl0ze93]

@@Matt_Alaric Pinpoint on the issue, all this fuss about NH and SH is huge bollocks and meaningless.

[@svresh]

Totally agree mate, well said. Back in the WC I was really routing for them but with all this petulant bs and the ‘refs and world rugby are out to get us, we should be above the law’ has really stained them for me. And the implication that Nic Berry was racist towards Kolisi was just abhorrent.

[@James-rc6qq]

Great ref. Not so say he's never made a mistake as some SA fans seem to think refs should get every single call exactly right. But still a great ref

[@06alepea1]

As a Wasps fan I feel very grateful for the quality of referees in the Premiership. From what I've seen of the other leagues, and from what fans of other countries have told me, the standard of refereeing in the Pro14, Top14 etc is not as good.

[@GWLAD]

At a time when the entire Southern Hemisphere seems to be slating Northern Hemisphere Referee’s I feel it’s my duty to defend them they are only human beings just like you and I and we all make mistakes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹

[@fergusturner2069]

Luke Pearce is by far the best Northern Hemisphere ref, a close second going to Wayne Barnes - just because the Southern Hemisphere isnt a fan of Mike Adamson and Romain Poitte doesnt mean that we hate them all.

[@thejgod4982]

@@fergusturner2069 Pearce got a fair amount of hate during TRC, some people just don't like refs, but those people usually don't actually know the laws very well.

[@connorshone5942]

Gotta love a ref who admits when they're wrong

[@ADD_AJ]

@AndrewForde - please Mr Forde can you make some more footage clips of our ‘sirs’ of the game - Luke Pearce, Ben whitehouse, etc. It’s brilliant to see them reffing the game. TIA

[@Artini_Breww]

My personal favourite ref

[@paulfalconer2979]

Awesome

[@GWLAD]

Brilliant Referee 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@darthmong7196]

*🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@GWLAD]

@@darthmong7196 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@darthmong7196]

@@GWLAD Saesneg yw Luke Pearce.

[@GWLAD]

@@darthmong7196 indeed born and brought up till about 10 in Pontypool Butty Luke Pearce 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 refs for the RFU just like JP Doyle who is Irish ☘️

[@darthmong7196]

@@GWLAD he made the right choice. JP Doyle now represents the USA. Good to see refs can change their allegience depending on where they're wanted, much like Shane Howarth.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

I really like this dude. Obviously the goat is and will always be our boy Nige, but this guy is quickly becoming my fav ref

[@goddam9925]

Top ref !!

[@fred1125]

Great how he marches people back for backchat. Imagine if they did that in football!

[@rodengorman8762]

They did try to bring it in, but he pitches weren't long enough to keep putting them back 10 yards. They would have been taking free kicks from the stands behind the goal😂😂😂😂😂

[@graemenawn]

Good ref but the Farrel shove to the head is a MINIMUM pen reversal

[@_hxrryyy6794]

Very good ref, seems a nice guy as well, got to be my favourite atm

[@ADD_AJ]

Him and Barnes best refs out there at present

[@schnozz87]

Tom Wood at 4:00 smiling away at Farrell's push to the face No bothered in the slightest 😂

[@xandermcneill8839]

5 min of rassie erasmus being rassie erasmus

[@JC-kz3ut]

Best English ref today (sorry, Wayne). On par with the Paddy’s JP, Sheepshaggers’ Nigel Owens, and the Kiwis’ Steve Walsh

[@bennurse2942]

Best ref in the world no doubt about it

[@wm-oe8ik]

This ref is every TMO's best friend

[@TheAragorn22]

Definitely my favourite ref at the moment

[@johnadams20132013]

He did a decently job at the Ireland All Black's game

[@minimeage]

I have high energy levels, got left out of the world cup mate. I didn't get picked either😂

[@Natedawg38]

Luke we don't want a conflict pearce

[@nytsi1235]

quickly becoming one of my favourite refs

[@countycricklewood]

Well done Sir! Don't require any loutish football player behaviour.

[@Centre14]

where is he from?

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

He’s got a good understanding of command so let us see…❓ The spirit of the Ref is SO SO important to the quality and flow of the Game…‼️ 👊🔥 🪖

[@hoodlum1107]

Luke and Wayne Barnes are the stand out refs IMO. Always a pleasure to watch their games.

[@KeithMcormack895]

There the worst

[@Impl0ze93]

@@KeithMcormack895 Aren't you lonely on that opinion ? He's an excellent ref that will improve as time goes by. I wish your spelling will improve too, it's not "there" but "they are".

[@KeithMcormack895]

@@Impl0ze93 sorry for my spelling but I think that Wayne Barnes and Luke pearce are both too reliant on the TMO and it just makes the game boring

[@L-lp9fl]

Smart ref, after all he has personality which many lacks.

[@joelyons886]

can't argue with the ref. pity more don't march 10 yards.

[@cgpurple8989]

Gotta be the second best ever ref apart from Nigel

[@peterclark6290]

Rugby is designed around self-control, your play, your options selection as a life lesson. Getting frustrated has to become a penalty at some point. Taking the big girl's blouse route is time-wasting especially for those professionals being paid to play.

[@damienocallaghan2648]

Nigel Owens 2.0

[@Tianton1]

He's really good but is he a little bit too reliant on TMO.

[@KeithMcormack895]

Very too reliant

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

4.20 if that wasn't Farrel he'd have took it more seriously

[@Stuey1221]

Next Nigel Owens in the works?

[@xela912]

Ooga

[@Wonkeydonkey266]

Great ref. Hes miles above mathew carley. Dont know why I dislike carley so much, just comes across badly IMO

[@theofilusbouwer3430]

Had shockingly bad game 2022 sa vs nz 2nd test

[@xyz-zx7qj]

..

[@havard94]

Luke Pearce shocking call with the Farrell one! How is that not reverse! He just penalised someone for pushing someone off the ball saying “its not necessary’ Not consistent at all. This is why i hate watching rugby because refs are so inconsistent

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Haha, the kiwis don't like this guy at all

[@liamhackston2507]

this one does

[@mamoersebaas2654]

Luke Pearce a crook

[@noelmadden1920]

Surprised he can get away from the mirror long enough to do anything else.

[@abla929]

Luke Poes 🤣

[@crimsonIV5]

😂😂😂

[@matthewvarney6214]

The *second* most annoying ref.

[@baksteenbaksteen5230]

Nobb....great ref if he wants to be

[@gregsoul]

TERRIBLE! This man-boy should NOT be refereeing rugby.

[@LT-sz1fj]

All the northern hemisphere refs are horrible except Wayne Barnes

[@tennistankRF]

Raynal can be good and Garces

[@paulhyland4653]

Useless ref

[@AndrewDavidForde]

Let me guess you’re South African and bitter that your team didn’t win 😂😂

[@paulhyland4653]

@@AndrewDavidForde irish let me guess you're a kiwi🤣🤣 celebrating a bad win

[@AndrewDavidForde]

@@paulhyland4653 well no I’m welsh - but a bit weird you came to this video immediately after nz beat sa when you’re Irish, considering Pearce has reffed you many a time before. Bitter much?

[@paulhyland4653]

@@AndrewDavidForde just a poorly done job that's all got to call it as I see it

[@AndrewDavidForde]

@@paulhyland4653 what is?

[@Iloverugby396]

I hate Luke pearce

[@25pappy]

I enjoy a chatty Cathy referee as much as the next guy but Luke Pearce ain't it.

[@stephenmorrissey1451]

Shocking ref. Let's tmo ref absolutely everything. It's a wonder he doesn't call teams out of the shower to change the result if the tmo sees something. Crap for both sides at least though

[@barrywhite9039]

annoying how all the best refs currently are english so we can’t have them refereeing England games, instead we just get the French and Aussies🥸

[@armellelalicorne3555]

English refs are terrible