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Referee blood bin – World first?
Georgian referee, Nika Amashukeli gets a bash in the face, gets subbed, gets stitched up – and comes back on. A world first? […]
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Rugby law book – what’s new in 2019
Here’s what’s changed in the 2019 World Rugby law book […]
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Opinion: Rugby at its best when we stick together as a community
Our thoughts on when rugby is at its best. When there’s some fantastic matches on offer, or when we have a cause or issue to all get behind. […]
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Comment: Rock/Paper/Scissors? Common sense must prevail in rugby
RugbyReferee.net’s thoughts on a most bizarre incident and outcome from our round ball colleagues […]
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Blog: Rugby Law book sale – 50% off. Coming soon?
A World Rugby-commissioned group of experts has been going through a Laws Simplification Project. It’s being reported that they are nearing the end of their work. But what will it mean in the future? […]
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Blog: Our views on the SBW red card
Well, what a second test match that was as the British & Irish Lions fight back in the series with the first All Black defeat on home soil for a long time. And a match […]
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Craig Joubert – from whistle blower to referee coach
Craig Joubert made a reappearance at Twickenham last weekend. After a spell away from the big stage, he was back taking charge of his 176th World Sevens Series match as Scotland defeated England in the […]
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Law discussion: Tackle in-goal?
This is a great clip (and eventual try) from the Stormers v Hurricanes game on Friday night. One reader has asked whether it was legal for Jordie Barrett to tackle Stormers No 8 Nizaam Carr as he […]
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Blog: How to referee the non-ruck
How should we referee the non-ruck? After the fun and games of last weekend’s RBS 6 Nations match at Twickenham, where Italy didn’t engage in post tackle ruck formation, we now need to think about […]
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Decisions, decisions… What did we learn from 2015
Well, at this time of year, we often take a look back at the last year, so we can move on with thew new one. And what a 2015 that was!! But from a refereeing […]