The Sri Lanka Sunday Times reports that veteran referee and long serving committee member Orville Fernando has been elected uncontested as president of the Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Union of Referees at its […]
An excellent blogpost by former British & Irish Lions coach Shaun Edwards in today’s Guardian newspaper (UK). This follows a few weeks of negative public comments by Premiership coaches on their match officials! Thursday 10 […]
News from the iRB: IRB confirms worldwide TMO protocol trial (IRB.COM) Friday 11 January 2013 Referees can now ask the TMO to review up to two phases prior to the ball being grounded. The International […]
Mathieu Raynal of France is injured so has been replaced by Scotland’s Neil Paterson (pictured) for Saturday’s Heineken Cup Pool 3 match The team of match officials is unchanged: Harlequins vs Connacht at The Stoop […]
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 […]
The IRB have reminded referees that there should be a pause in the new scrum process even though the word has been dropped from the verbal commands: Following the introduction of the” Crouch, Touch, Set” […]
An interesting discussion piece over on the RefBlog where a firm of personal injury lawyers discusses the role of rugby referees in identifying and dealing with concussion. Worthy of a debate!
Well, Richard Hill, former England scrum half and now coach of English Premiership side Worcester Warriors believes so. Here he is talking to the Worcester News earlier today: Football should look at rugby’s laws — […]
The IRB have, rather speedily, issued the 2013 Law Book for persual by all players, spectators and commentators…. Click here to see our law pages where you can download your own copy.
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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