The application of the obstruction law will now focus on enabling the referee to allow play to continue unless the defending team has been materially disadvantaged. The changes clarify the current obstruction policy and remove the ambiguity that caused some confusion for players and spectators alike during 2014.
From 2015, the following indicators will be considered, in the opinion of the referee/video referee for an obstruction
I think the first three are fine, the VR one is stupid By definition of him passing it upstairs the ref is admitting he isn't sure, so why make him guess? if someone does have to make a 'best guess' why are we asking the person with the least amount of information to make that guess? Its silly and will only lead to more confusion and incorrect decisions. There really is no benefit to it.