Laws make game better?
2010-04-22 13:31:56
André Watson, South Africa's refereeing boss, has produced some figures and comments about the 'shape of the game' in view of the law changes and particular areas of focus this year. Time: IRB Ruling
2010-03-16 23:35:08
The Laws of rugby football are, in a sense, a compendium of failure. Somebody does something that looks wrong or not quite kosher or causing an unwanted effect and that becomes law. This has happened now with deciding the end of a match, after the incident which ended the Wales-France encounter. Two refs ... a South African invention
2010-02-02 15:31:08
The Australians are making a big fuss about the possible introduction of a two-referee system in Super Rugby, but it is a systems that has long been in use in South Africa. How referees are watched
2010-01-20 19:58:29
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes - Who will guard the guards. Ancient Roman Juvenal asked the question and he was not even thinking about rugby referees, but it is a question often asked in a rugby context - who is going to referee the referees? It's not the laws' fault
2009-12-09 17:00:44
Rugby Rugby's oracle Paul Dobson agrees with former England lock Paul Ackford, who feels it is "the mentality of the players and the coaches which corrupt the product", not the way the game is set up. Law Discussion iii - scrums and a line-out
2009-10-01 14:03:04
Like raindrops in the Cape, scrums keep falling down. We have something on that. And the we want to talk briefly about a line-out tactic. IRB moves on uncontested scrums
2009-08-19 15:29:00
The International Rugby Board has taken a leaf out of the French book in an effort to counter the problem of uncontested scrums, which are sometimes used as a tactic by teams whose scrum, is in trouble. Law Discussion: tipping red
2009-07-19 18:24:00
South Africa has just finished its splendid Craven Week in East London - matches played by provincial Under-18 teams in an excellent spirit and yet three matches were greatly affected by red cards for "tip tackles". Statistics: Lions vs South Africa ii
2009-06-30 22:12:02
Having won the first Test in Durban South Africa made the series safe with a come-from-behind victory at Loftus Versfeld South Africa won the first Test in Durban on Saturday, as Morné Steyn made up for the poor goal-kicking earlier in the match. Grand Charles Durand dies
2009-05-30 00:14:08
Charles Durand, a great referee in his active days and a powerful refereeing boss afterwards died on Tuesday 26 May 2009 at the age of 88. Statistics - Super 14, Week 14
2009-05-22 18:03:59
Whew! It's over. The Round Robin part is over and it seems just yesterday that it began. Some of the totals we have now are completed - team with most tries, team most penalised, team that conceded most disciplinary sanctions - amongst other things. There is even a team without disciplinary problems. Referee's - They Hold the Key
2009-04-29 22:57:24
Call his dramatic if you want but Rugby Rugby columnist Jon Harris wants referee's to realise the important role they - even if it means he comes off sounding like Murray Mexted. Revealed: Which ELVs will stay
2009-04-01 17:46:20
At a meeting in London on Monday and Tuesday with lots of administrators, including referee administrators, coaches and a referee recommendations were made for changes to the Laws of the Game in the wake of extensive testing of experimental law variations since the first impetus to change in Auckland in 2004. Why Referees Should Be Silent
2008-09-17 15:34:59
Legendary Rugby Rugby writer Paul Dobson brings us another of his anecdotes ... about a time when referees refereed and nobody spoke. ELV - Clarification Law 17.5
2008-07-10 22:36:58
Attention USA Rugby Supporters and Administrators: Per the attached memo from the IRB, please note that there was an error in the wording of the ELV Law 17.5 circulated to Unions after the Annual Meeting of Council 2008. Dickinson admits to bin blunder
2008-07-08 17:47:25
Australian referee Stuart Dickinson has confessed to making some bad calls during last Saturday's Tri-Nations opener at Westpac stadium, adding weight to intervention needed from third match officials. The IRB Guide to the ELV's
2008-06-04 18:17:49
The IRB has announced that ELV’s will become effective globally on August 1, 2008. IRB's 2008 Law Rulings
2008-05-28 20:40:59
The Laws of the Game believe that they are complete and state that they are, but the International Rugby Board, which formulates the laws gives explanations of how a law should be applied. This explanation is called a ruling. IRB tells refs to comply
2008-05-28 20:29:23
Following the meeting of its Council, the International Rugby Board has sent out an instruction to referees, calling for greater compliance in refereeing the tackle/ruck and the feed into the scrum. Referee Veldsman - small town to big time
2008-05-14 16:03:54
Francois Veldsman has been appointed to referee the final of the Vodacom Cup between the Blue Bulls and the Free State at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday when the Bulls and the Cheetahs meet in the Super 14. It is his biggest appointment so far in an seven-year refereeing career. Owens for the Heineken Cup Final
2008-05-14 15:59:59
Nigel Owens, Wales's top referee, will take charge of the Final of the Heineken Cup on 24 May - when Munster meet Toulouse in Cardiff. It is the 13th Heineken Cup Final. Two more elite referees for England
2008-05-14 15:57:07
The Elite Rugby Department of the RFU has announced two new appointments to its Referee Unit under the management of Ed Morrison. Two new trainee full-time officials, Greg Garner and JP Doyle take up their new posts on 1 September 2008. Referee Titcomb dies
2008-05-14 15:52:44
Mike Titcomb, a top club and Test rugby referee who served on the international panel for 10 years, has died at the age of 75. IRB changes refs' panels
2008-05-14 15:48:00
Paddy O'Brien, the International Rugby Board's manager of referees, has announced the new panels for international referees which show some radical changes. Northern doubts about ELVs
2008-05-14 15:44:38
As northern hemisphere countries show concern about the experimental law variations Ed Morrison, the former Test referee, has issued a warning about their possible detrimental effect on grassroots rugby.

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