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Blog: “Thrown under a bus” or “open and accountable”?
Should we see more of this sort of statement from the referees during high profile events, or is this a dangerous precedent from World Rugby? […]
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What are the biggest rugby matches to referee?
Guest post: Here’s a top six of huge rugby matches out there that all need refereeing. Do you agree with the six? […]
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Mitchell joins refereeing standards debate
Former All Black coach John Mitchell has waded into the debate about refereeing standards. Writing on the Vodacom website, Mitchell writes that “referees have become overly process-driven.” But he commended the accountability shown in recent days by referees boss Lyndon […]
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Can football learn from rugby union’s attitude to referees? (BBC Sport)
Fascinating insight from the BBC in the UK where they look into what football can learn from rugby. Can football learn from rugby union’s attitude to referees? By Richard Conway,BBC Sport Rio Ferdinand’s sarcastic applause […]
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Change on the way for the scrum?
Social media has been circulating this presentation today, titled “Scrum History, Scrum Force Project & Scrum Injuries” by Dr Martin Raftery, who is the IRB Chief Medical Officer. It is undated so I cannot claim it’s […]
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Former England hooker, Brian Moore, writes on elite scrum issues
Some interesting views from former England hooker, Brian Moore writing in today’s Daily Telegraph. He writes: “Rugby’s laws define the scrum’s purpose thus: “To restart play quickly, safely and fairly, after a minor infringement or […]
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2012 in whistling
An excellent round up of the refereeing year by SARFU and Rugby365’s Paul Dobson who, earlier this year, was recognised by the IRB for his decades of dedication to refereeing. Refereeing highs and lows Sun, […]
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Front rows again!
Another interesting article from Lord Moore of Hook(er) over at the Telegraph. Bit disappointed it took him so long to get to a point about player technique being part of the problem, but seems like […]
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Pro player talks sense about refereeing…
Another good column by David Flatman in today’s Independent on Sunday: David Flatman: Referee has an impossible job so let’s repair the rapport Sun, 24 Oct 2010 There is little I find more ungraceful in […]
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Brian Moore “flawless” as a ref
Not sure Ive ever described myself, or been described as flawless, but Mr Pitbull himself seems to have suggested that his start as a referee was that good. Just a shame that 3 mins later […]