Recent content by chbg

The "Not 10" (and not in-Goal) at a 5m FK would have been a better candidate.

Depends on Competition Regulations. Normal RFU leagues follow WR Laws - max 15 mins for HT (not that we advertise it!) Law 5.2. No restriction about leaving the field of play. Reg 15, Para 51: "51. Subject to the Regulations below or as otherwise varied by these Regulations, all matches must...

Manage it, so that they are taking no part of the game whilst in an offside position (Definitions), and can retire immediately to their offside line (in spirit of 18.36). Throwing-in team (if not failing 18.29c noted by Phil) have the advantage of the opposition back-line back-pedalling, rather...

From a referee that cycles/uses public transport to matches? ;)

Correct. See diagram under Law 19.33 (yellow SH).

We've just had an excellent example of the effect of late & low at a Disciplinary Panel. It is not a great screenshot from a match video; in fact it is probably very poor! RFU Level 5 match, G16 (in #10 channel) received ball passed from base of breakdown and took 6 or so strides towards B2...

If the players have no other way of understanding what time is left on the referee's watch, then one should certainly tell them where it is reasonable to do so. It's not so much a 60 sec shot clock, as 'take longer than 60 secs and the game will be over; take less than 60 secs and the match is...

Red Cards count for the whole tournament, unless there is a Disciplinary Panel to consider over-turning. The bigger tournaments may well tot up YCs to the same player/team. But referees should approach each game afresh, as there will be a degree of randomness as to appointments and teams...

It seems fairly clear that many of us accept that a player needs to have played the ball before they can be judged to be attempting to control it. I gave up trying to use my psychic powers even from 1m away a long time ago.

Do keep us updated!

I see 'changing channels' in much the same way as refereeing the 'gate' at a tackle/breakdown: drive towards any part of the opposition's GL all well and good, it's the opposition's fault if they are not defending across that axis; step sideways to avoid the opposition (and your own players in...

14.6 & 14.8c: "from the direction of their own goal line".

In open play, only team-mates of the ball carrier/last person to play the ball can be offside. If "the ball is being kicked around a bit on the ground" then the team potentially off-side is changing frequently, perhaps as often as each kick. But at each kick, they are put back onside...

If there is less than 90 secs (well around 60 I suppose more realistically) on the clock, I do tell the kicker how much game time is left, and whether he wishes to take the kick quickly (if time is short) or does he wish to let the time complete before kicking. If the latter, then I tell him to...

Just a different, and clearer, way of achieving the same end. Late & low closes off that 'safe zone'.