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New law approved by World Rugby

27/09/2018 Ref 3

World Rugby introduces new foul play law – covering lifting in open play. It is effectively immediately. […]

New Zealand Rugby tweak foul play guidelines – Context now in use

23/08/2018 Ref Comments Off

NZ Rugby asks match officials to consider ‘context’ when ruling on foul play in this season’s Mitre 10 Cup. […]

Refereeing the ‘challenge in the air’

21/06/2018 Ref 2

World Rugby have clarified the position on challenges in the air and how referees should rule on them. […]

Rugby law trials to be adopted in full, say World Rugby

23/05/2018 Ref Comments Off

The World Rugby Council have approved the full adoption of the 12 law trials being undetaken on a world-wide basis, after an evaluation process concludes. More here: […]

Shorter, simpler law book comes into force today

01/01/2018 Ref 5

The new shorter, simpler rugby law book comes into force today (1 Jan 2018). But it comes with a big warning! Find out what that is, and download a copy here […]

World Rugby video – New Global law trials explained

08/09/2017 Ref 3

Alain Rolland, Head of High Performance 15’s Match Officials’ at World Rugby, has explained some of the new Global law trials in this easy-to-follow video: We’re hoping for there to be a second one covering […]

Law question: Can a ball carrier jump into a tackle?

07/09/2017 Ref Comments Off

Edit: law references have been updated since this was first posted in 2017. Here at RugbyReferee.net, we want to start to answer some of the reader questions we get sent through various means. During the […]

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