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The referee does not hold up play, but if the kicker is gong to place kick for the posts, then the referee gets the TJs behind them. The law...

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If he attempted the kick at posts, but accidentally hooked it badly, so with the same outcome. Would you allow the try to stand ?

There is no good answer is there? That's why we are still talking 5 years on My objectives would be .. play a game .. not to engage in a...

In NM example I said that I would warn them as they left the pitch not to be late and that I would go to the dressing room after a few mins to get...

That's an odd way of approaching pre game. I don't think many players seek to start with a battle with the ref on kick off times .. or anything else...

Spot on MadRef77! Incident occurs that makes me think Hmm that "could" cause a concussion. Ask the questions and look more closely for the...

I've asked similar questions in a couple of occasion to err more on the safe side, i.e. to make sure a slight knock to the head that at first sight...

Different aspects of your role begin at different times, as you point out. Remembering being a player. If we could "Dominate and dictate" to the...

Shelflife, I am not sure what I would do in NM very unusual scenario. Perhaps there is nothing that can be done but in general terms I don't get...

How about sending somebody to call them over and casually, subtly (but not too much) implying that pissing off the ref right from the start is not...

If your job only starts when the whistle goes, who does the stud check ? Who checks the pitch is lined and flagged properly ? who checks the teams...

This is a hypothetical edge case, right, as IRL I imagine none of us have ever experienced a team being twenty deliberate minutes late So I don't...

If the ref doesnt step in then the coach certainly wont, we're not medics by any means , the questions are there imo to get a sense of how the player...

Don't agree . For instance if they are short of time and want to drop kick quicky ..

With respect, your option is to pander to the team who have disrespected you and the opposition. By letting them get away with their...

As a referee, you can't involve yourself in such a deception, otherwise the aggrieved side will have a rightful gripe.

For a kick at goal, the referee needs the TJs to be behind the posts.

It's not necessarily spoiling it...it may be just to facilitate it same as when a team come to you before a game and give you the details of a 'move'...

It seems the referee in this instance believed that the fact that the Medic was attempting to ask 'questions ' to establish if there were any signs...

In my mind I am thinking that you could end up with 36 players who all want a game of rugby and you getting in your car. That would not be a good...

No need to apologise....thanks 👍

Seconded. My shortest drives are either 75-100 miles each way, otherwise it's 2-300 miles for the "local" society. My circumstance isn't normal,...

Well done to the referee and the IRFU!

I apologise.

DickieE posted a link to Australia Rugby website.....when I said I hadn't read the material I meant I hadn't followed the link. I am well aware of...

We are made aware of the guidelines and what to look out for, in my book its simple. If I believe that you might be concussed then you're out of the...

Given the above situation, I would jog down to the dressing room at approx 2mins past the Ko time, they would be told in no uncertain terms to get...

I am not quite sure why we would ever do this ? If one team is lining up a (legal) surprise play, why would the ref spoil it for them ?

The referee can always ask the player what he intends to do.