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IRB confirm TMO protocol
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 […]
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IRB Law Clarification 3-2012: Front Row replacements/Uncontested scrums
Clarification 3: 15 November ’12 Request The IRFU seeks urgent clarification on Law 3.14(d): With the introduction of 23 player squads, is it the intention that Law 3.14(d) is applicable? We believe it should be […]
iRB appoint Joel Jutge to be elite match official manager
The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of Joël Jutge as IRB High Performance Match Official Manager. TweetShareSharePin0 Shares
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IRB Law Clarification 2-2012: Player rejoining the game
Clarification 2: 10 July ’12 Request The RFU requests clarification for the following: Law 3.11(b) A player who leaves a match because of injury or any other reason must not rejoin the match until the […]
Waynes Barnes recalled to top IRB referees pool
Great news for Wayne. Glad to see the Referee selection process working as advertised a few months back. TweetShareSharePin0 Shares
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 TweetShareSharePin0 Shares
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]