The recent furore over the Sam Cane v Robbie Henshaw collision in the second test between Ireland and New Zealand got me to thinking about the merits of using slow motion video to make judgements about potential foul play incidents in rugby. I think we have all heard the meme that sometimes, looking
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JP (John Paul) Doyle is a referee that all English rugby fans will know. Having risen up the ranks quickly in the RFU, JP became a full time referee in 2008 as part of the RFU's elite referee trainee program,
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With just a handful of tier one Internationals to his name, Pascal Gaüzère is one of the most inexperienced test referees in the RWC team. One of three French referees
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Irish Rugby Football Union’s updated post concussion guidelines, suggest a Graduated return to play of 19 to 21 days for a senior player in the Amateur game, following a failed HIA. A handy wallet form of the guidance is available to download on the linked page.
The main difference between the...
Off we go again. :)
This weekend I have:-
Level 7 - Yorkshire 1
Old Crossleyans (Halifax) v Dinnington
Crocs, former club of BCM666 of this parish (occasionally) and newly promoted against Dinno relegated from N1E last year. I did Crocs' last game of last season by coincidence.
Apologies if I accidentally double posted. I searched the forum for similar topics but found nothing relevant.
I was discussing this issue with one of the most experienced colleagues in our union. It's about a praxis our appointers use frequently, due to the low number of active referees we...
At 5mins, Ireland V Scotland, you'll see on this youtube link:
https://youtu.be/Z1I4PWKjjzs?t=971
if you jump into 16:14 Bundee Aki is penalised for hands in ruck. But he enters thru and since he is at the ball can he not just pick up, since he is the last man?
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Scotland v Ireland Sexton failed HIA
Thread Starter: L'irlandaisIrish Rugby Football Union’s updated post concussion guidelines, suggest a Graduated return to play of 19 to 21 days for a senior player in the Amateur game, following a failed HIA. A handy wallet form of the guidance is available to download on the linked page. The main difference between the...
Last Post By: L'irlandais 59 Minutes Ago