Archives: Captivate Podcasts

In this episode, Keith talks through the announcement from World Rugby following the Council meeting on 14 November which agreed to the introduction of four Global Law Trials for new competitions/leagues after 1 January 2025. […]

This episode is all about you and something I’ve created for you. It’s the sort of thing that I never knew I needed, but now it’s a real, physical thing, Im hoping it helps you […]

A walk through the law change proposals coming out of World Rugby in recent weeks. What is going on? What will actually change?  And when?  In today’s episode, I will walk through where this law […]

Today, I walk through some great tips for all those rugby coaches out there who have to take charge of a match as a referee. Are you a Coach with a Whistle (TM), rather than […]

Today, we’re joined by Graeme Bloom – a unique person in the rugby refereeing community. Graeme’s a keen supporter of match officials and, despite an MND diagnosis in 2019, he remains committed to staying involved […]

Hi, Keith Lewis from RugbyReferee.net here with a general update on refereeing news! Plenty to chat about from the referees and refereeing world at the moment! In this episode, I walk through: 1) New formal […]

Today, I’m joined by New Zealand Rugby’s Mike Hester to chat about their law variations for the 2023 rugby season. They include a lower tackle height, a restriction on scrum halves and for the pack […]

It’s a Happy New Year to you all! Today, Keith Lewis, found of RugbyReferee.net and host of the Advantage Over podcast talks through a new World Rugby 2023 Law Application Guideline for 2023. While much […]

Today, it’s a solo episode with Keith talking through all the new law changes and amends that have now come into play from 1 July 2022. In summary, Keith talks about All the Global Law […]

Today, we’re joined by Tim Wyatt, a Sport and Exercise Psychologist (in training) to chat about… well.. sport and psychology! Especially for us as rugby referees. We chatted about identifying your own values for refereeing, and […]