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I agree with belladonna. Deliberately obstructing is specifically against the spirit of the game. However you are right in pointing out that since...

Really! As long as I can remember watching rugby, NZ, Auz etc have always had "supporters" in and around the ball and frequently in front....

By ‘their players’ I assume we mean the defending team. How bizarre.

With Sexton retiring, in all likelihood at the end of the 2019/20 season. It would have made perfect sense for Ireland to omit Jonathan Sexton from...

Wigton v Aspatria Cumbria L 7. A great day for a local derby and the train strike is over so I can have a beer����

Interesting to hear NO use it I am thinking it probably wasn't an individual thing, I am thinking it's more likely something that has come from...

As I recall it and used it a few years ago now...it was for this ^^^^ Use fell away after 1 or 2 seasons. Hands on floor from over balanced. No...

As Phil says, it is used in the situation where a team mate has bound onto the ball carrier and they both go to ground during a tackle. It is an...

Meanwhile in Wales ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47240545

Well this weekend I shall be kicking my heels on the sick bench STILL. I injured my knee back in September and haven't reffed this season. I'm...

Positive news on the injury front How wonderfully reassuring. Restores my faith in the Irish coaching staff. :sarc: Not! Apart from 48...

Feck the players...... See how the barman reacts!

I am sure when the Aussies come online they will confirm but I thought it was when you went into a ruck and ended up on the wrong side or on the...

When would you use it ? In a maul when they end up on the wrong side ?

That has been around for a long time. Mainly used by Southern Hemisphere referees. Basically means get out and come in again from the back foot.

I wonder if the French knew what it means I am going to shout it occasionally on Saturday , see what the players do :)

I thought I heard him say that alright. No idea what it means but given the context and reaction he seemed to be referring to a player over...

I don't think you can be a good AR and a good coach at the same time The AR job is principally to look at everything else APART from what the ref...

If memory serves Poite said something like '2nd man in' implying he was bound and thetefore part of the ruck, if he had kicked the ball he would have...

Possibly. Certainly need to step up looking at the next stage.

I believe that the decision to award the try was wrong personally I feel the the holding was material as it's in the tick of the action (the ball was...

I have done both an assessors course and a coaches course. I much prefer referee coaching to assessing and find it more rewarding. It is also...

I'm in agreement with ChrisR on this, no ruck was formed and it looks more like a TWOL. Conan is the tackler, Aki is the tackle assist (other player)...

I agree we should watch other refs and share. I've been asked t osort the refs at a schools event soon. There are 5 or 6 of us (TBC) my...

So you are saying it could have been material?�� Then we have the old question of whether you penalise the offence or the outcome or the potential...

... yesss... but if my aunt had a willy shed be my uncle. If Dupont was able to compete Farrell might have shoved him out of the way and...

Sorry, I should have chosen my words with more care. Check the World Rugby Concussion guidance (pdf) for correct wording.On field management of...

Good point.. if Dupont was able to compete Farrell might have fumbled