Refs in the Media
VIDEO: Total Rugby – Wayne Barnes feature
Behind the scenes with IRB Referee Wayne Barnes, at the IRB Pacific Nations Cup test between Samoa and Fiji.
Paul Dobson receives IRB Referee Award 2012
Western Province and SARFU stalwart, Paul Dobson, has been awarded the iRB Referee Award 2012 for his decades of service to refereeing
Scrum engagement changes for new season
Not sure why it’s taken them so long to put this out, but here’s the official news release on the scrum engagement sequence IRB to address scrum issues with global trial (IRB.COM) Tuesday 12 June […]
Exclusive: Scrum engagement law changed (ELV)
Exclusive (it would seem): The IRB have approved the change to the scrum engagement sequence for trial globally from next season (us in August, Jan 2013 for SH teams. This is in addition to those […]
News: IRB sanction global Law trials
New from the IRB this afternoon: IRB and Unions sanction global Law trials (IRB.COM) Tuesday 15 May 2012 IRB Council approves trials for five Law amendments Full Union consultation and amendment evaluation undertaken Laws Representative […]
Laws
IRB Clarification – scoring a try?
A little late to the party but as I’ve added these previously (and I see people get to my blog looking for these,) so who am I to deny you, my loyal reader, from the […]
Refs in the Media
VIDEO: Craig Joubert post RWC Final
Fresh from officiating the opening qualifier for RWC 2015 in Mexico, Total Rugby talks to Craig Joubert about the RWC 2011 final.
Laws
IRB Law Clarification 1-2012: Law 22 In-Goal
Clarification 1: 4 April ’12 Request The FFR request a clarification for the following: Following a kick ahead, the ball goes over the goal line and whilst it is still up in the air, a […]
New IRB Refs Chairman interview
Speaking to the IRB comms chief Chris Rea today (care of www.irb.com) John Jeffrey, acting chair of the referees selection committee gives some interesting insight. Top news from these 10 mins: 1) 8 strong aspiring […]
IRB changes referee appointment restructure – Paddy O’Brien loses job
Obviously a late night in the IRB press office after this was leaked to the BBC’s excellent rugby correspondent Alastair Eykyn. IRB unveils referee selection restructure (IRB.COM) Saturday 24 March 2012 – Paddy O’Brien will […]