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Red 7 was as naughty as anyone. I would have restarted with the lineout. Handbags (or as the commentator says "manbags") only.

The other thing that must surely be troubling Saracens is the poor attendance 8,500 (the majority of whom were Munster’s traveling support, yet...

In the other match it was the water carrier deliberately getting up off his seat to touch the ball in flight as a defender jumped to catch it. ...

perhaps it's another example of medics interfering with play by touching the ball (thus preventing a QTI).

You may be right, he might have been heading toward a suspected high tackle/jersey scragged, only to realise the player was fine. Champions Cup...

I am not fully up to date with European Rugby regs but as far as I know in RFU land medics and physios are not tied to being in the technical area....

I think that asking is likely to get you sucked in. Just watch

If you listen the referee’s chat with both captains afterwards, he tells Red there is no high tackle, and the restart should be a lineout, except...

Would like to have seen from a bit earlier, but as Jamie George is walking away you hear the ref blow his whistle and shout ‘come here’ and then it...

Mixed messages from you there!!!!

Not sure if you watched the game or the short replay. Owen Farrell wouldn’t let the match referee alone. Tag rugby laws: All players must respect...

The rumour is that the Munster physio made reference to Jamie George's weight in a less than flattering way. Farrell is the Captain and so will...

Of course. The ball can often hit the posts and land on the field of play, any back worth his salt will be alive to the chance to chase up and dot...

Yes I agree restarting with a lineout would not have ended well. But most of Munster’s backs had also run in to join the fray. Perhaps he was...

Too much whistle for me. Ive no problem with him penalising black 10 as he did run in from a distance to get involved. Basically he wanted a...

I am still not sure in what circumstances a referee would ever ask ?

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...

Yes...

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...