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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, […]
Month: December 2012
Heineken Cup & Amlin Challenge referees announced
Following a meeting of the ERC Match Officials Committee, the referees for Rounds 5 and 6 of the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup have been unveiled: From the ERC: The major Anglo-French confrontations […]
RFU referees to trial Twitter promotion
I see from Tom Hines, the RFU’s digital editor for RFU.com & social (@Hiiino) that the referee in this weekend’s televised RFU Championship appointment mentioned in this RefCam trial, will also be wearing this rather snazzy […]
RFU Championship to lead RefCam trial
England’s second tier league, the RFU Championship will trial the first ever use of “RefCam” in a live broadcast when Newcastle Falcons take on London Scottish next Sunday, December 23 (kick-off 3.15pm).
SANZAR name 2013 Super Rugby referees
The full Super Rugby Referee Team for 2013 has been announced: Craig Joubert, Jaco Peyper, Jonathan Kaplan, Lourens van der Merwe, Stuart Berry, Jason Jaftha (pictured) (all South Africa) Chris Pollock, Glen Jackson, Garratt Williamson, […]
Sanzar cautious over bigger TMO role
From Planet Rugby Sanzar CEO Greg Peters has hinted that it’s unlikely that television match officials will have their jurisdiction extended during the 2013 Super Rugby season.
Glen Jackson named Kiwi Referee of the Year
Glen Jackson has added to his refereeing credentials by being named NZRU Referee of the Year in the 2012 Steinlager Rugby Awards.
Heineken Cup ref change: Garces to ref Saracens v Munster
Further to this post, ERC Rugby have announced that the Pool 1 Heineken Cup Round 4 clash between Saracens and Munster at Vicarage Road on Sunday, 16 December 2012 will be refereed by Jerome Garces […]
6Nations
IRB announces RBS 6 Nations referees
IRB.COM Tuesday 11 December 2012 The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of the Emirates Airline-sponsored match officials for the RBS 6 Nations 2013, which begins on February 2 and concludes on March 16. […]
Nigel Owens: football would benefit from gay ‘champion’ like Alfie
WRU International referee Nigel Owens is backing a campaign to tackle homophobic attitudes in sport. Sports bodies such as the Football Association of Wales (FAW) are setting up a new group against discrimination. This is what […]