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Haven’t seen it, but a couple of thoughts. The first is what counts as being in one’s own half? If you have a boot touching the half-way line are you in your half or outside of it? We have the 22 is considered as inside the 22, but I can’t see any equivalent for the half-way line. Maybe we’re...

I’m “fortunate” in that many of the HS and college games play on multi-use turf pitches which helps early in the season. Did a tourney a few weeks back and it was non-stop rain the day before and on the day and a grass pitch would have been closed. That said, it is more of an issue for the U14...

I like the examples in real time and having the call afterwards - like a flip card. Fair point on no tackle in-goal, but we can and do PK for foul play anywhere.

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Did he have the option for a TMO review? I wonder if he was concerned that he wasn’t 100% sure and knew a RC would have a significant impact so talked himself out of it? If he’d gone “I just need to see that again since it’s a potential card” he could have bought himself some time/wriggleroom.

Considering getting some new boots, and I’d like your feedback based on what you’re all wearing at the moment. Anyone picked up a new pair recently and been very happy, or unhappy, with them? Ideally, more readily available brands - a recent(ish) thread waxed lyrical about ASICS gel but these...

I guess it’s a trade off because we want to encourage a contest for the ball and also to keep the game moving, but generally the laws reward the team in possession. Tackle, ball on ground, either fight for it or reset defense. Attackers faf around its a turnover scrum; attackers keep fafing...

After the fact … had a mixed 15s and 7s college tournament this past Sunday. 6 pitches and a whole team of refs so got to be in the middle and AR. Knees are a little unhappy and some DOMS… The organizers also provide a free jersey which is a nice touch but … biggest the only ref jerseys they...

Also puts you under pressure to release the ball with your opponent over the top of you and ready to jackel. No support, turnover. Hold on, PK.

We call use it because the ball is available and needs to be played. If anything happens in that 5s that stops the ability to play then I’d reset my countdown until the ball is available again - if it had been an ongoing struggle. If red carry in, go to ground and blue is fighting like hell to...

Can be another way to dummy. The team I had used a call “fireball” for a long throw to the back. Once the oppo caught on, they called fireball again - and threw to the front as the oppo lineout all moved back a couple of meters … leave a lovely gap for the loosehead to charge through. in the...

Maybe things are improving. Had a collegiate tournament yesterday and at one lineout the team did the underarm pass to the front. Oppo jumps up, the throwing team’s front player just sticks their paw out and grabs the ball (middle of tunnel and over 5m), sprints past the defender at 2&2 and...

After it happened a couple of times in a row it started to feel that way… But if it keeps happening, who gets the card? And is there a specific ruck law that I’d reference when (inevitably and “politely”) asked about it by the coach, or just 9.4 for killing competition for the ball?

Apologies - having a mental block at the moment. Tried a quick search but have missed any previous post. BC is tackled, tackler releases. First supporting attacker right on the tackler’s heels, comes in and locks on with a solid bind and supports own weight and beats the jackler to the punch...

Possible idea - work out the median scores from last season from all teams that played say 10 matches or more. What you then do is say teams start with 5 matches with that median score in the bank as a start point. Each real match knocks off one of these filler scores with a real score. eg -...