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in the NFL it's not the same as in rugby (don't know cricket), the way it's done in the NFL is very similar to what they trialled at the World Cup in ANZ, where the referee explains the decision afterwards.
rugby on the other hand broadcasts the whole interaction between referee and VAR
Explains is over egging it a tad.
They pretty much just announce the call, if they make one.
If they don't make one they won't.
Hell this week they announced one, got a quick review, it changed and they didn't announce it.
If they put the actual NFL system in place people would lose there minds. Key fouls not reviewable, the flawed challenge system, the random quick reviews, the resistance to using tech (so goal line would be gone) and they will auto check a play that's been ruled a TD but not one that might be but isn't given on the field.
So a if a goal was given offside it wouldn't be checked automatically.
And while some people think refs guess in football, in the NFL they really guess at scoring players there's no way they can be 100% sure about and review doesn't have an angle either way.
Kinda like the NBA
Rugby broadcasts so much of what the referee says and it's honestly great for the sport. Shows how players and refs should interact, gives a model for all levels of the sport.
But it's all performative, they know and act like they're talking live on tv.
I kinda prefer the unvarnished chaos we get to hear with VAR.
Also what's being said is pretty much what you expect to hear.
Which is fine. They are operating to a standard and if they don't do so it becomes obvious live on TV.