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Hi everyone - am going to the media launch of the 6 Nations tomorrow and will have a chance to ask qs of the captains and coaches of the mens and womens teams in the two competitions. What would you like me to ask them (from a refereeing perspective!)? :france::wales::eng::scot::ireland::italy:

New episode of the Advantage Over podcast is out now - http://rugbyreferee.net/2018/05/31/ao5-podcast-what-the-rfu-are-doing-to-attract-more-female-rugby-referees/ I spoke to Clare Daniels from the RFU after their event last weekend looking at improving the referee pathway for women and girls...

WR have given formal green light for the 12 law variations we've all been playing under last/this season, to be adopted into the law book proper. http://rugbyreferee.net/2018/05/23/rugby-law-trials-to-be-adopted-in-full-say-world-rugby/ Anyone dissent to any of them? All seem to have landed...

Hi all Back in the autumn, I did a trial run of a new podcast for referees off the back of my RugbyReferee.net website. Called the Advantage Over podcast, I did 5 episodes to get a feel for the how and whether it works. I looked back at the numbers and have had over 2,000 downloads, many...

..Only came onto market a few weeks ago, but World Rugby says "no"! (or to be accurate: "No. not yet!") http://rugbyreferee.net/2016/11/13/n-pro-headguard-banned-until-world-rugby-assessment-can-be-completed

Seem to remember that IRB/WR issued a clarification somewhere about a player who was offside in front of a kick, still being liable to penalty even after the ball went onto touch and play resumes. Scenario: Gold hack the ball ahead from the Black 10m towards the try line. Black 10 wins the...

Hi everyone - Im after some feedback/input. I set up RugbyReferee.net a couple of years back to funnel all sorts of rugby reffing stuff into one place. Pretty simple format which does what it says on the tin. I saw it as a sort of front end news/info site, to sit alongside the great forum site...

http://rugbyreferee.net/2015/12/11/jutge-to-step-down-as-world-rugby-referee-boss/ Who'd you reckon would be in the frame to replace him? Suspect the list of suspects will be familiar to us all! Spreadbury, Morrison, Kaplan, Dickinson, Young etc

SARU looking for a replacement for Andre Watson it would seem: http://rugbyreferee.net/2015/11/25/sa-rugby-on-look-for-national-referee-manager/ Anyone keen?:rsa:

Hi all Interesting stuff in here: http://rugbyreferee.net/2015/05/05/world-rugby-starts-law-review-process/ Do any of you have access to the full submissions everyone sent into WR? (not for publication) What do you think should be the priority? Any areas that should be on that list? I...

Full details at: http://rugbyreferee.net/2014/12/09/6-nations-2015-match-officials-announced/ Headlines - JP Doyle gets his first. Pollock is back. Garces and Walsh get two each. Rest get one. Plenty of AR time for all. Sure others will have more substantive comments!

Hi all Im at the iRB ConfEx in London and have the opportunity to speak to Brett Gosper, IRB Chief Executive later on today. I was here yesterday and wrote this piece on RugbyReferee.net which will be the mainstay of my questioning, but feel free to contribute other questions. Also trying...

Surprised these haven't been posted on here as yet - IRB appointments to be found here: rugbyreferee.net Few things that stand out; - Nothing for Chris Pollock. Dropped form squad or still injured? - Glen Jackson appears to be the big gainer of Pollock being absent. - Mathieu Raynal, JP...

Made me larf... http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/sport/rugby/dawson-furious-after-raiders-defeat-1-5750602

Evening all Quick comp for UK based (I guess) readers - offered 2 competition tickets for this weekend's World Club 7s. Details and competition question at Refblog.co.uk In entirely unrelated news:

have been released. - http://rugbyreferee.net/2013/07/08/irb-announces-12-strong-referee-panel-for-the-rugby-championship-rugbyunited-rugbyrefs/ They've introduced Crouch, Bind, Set early for the tournament. Other key thing is that after some summer controversy, TMOs will now be neutral.

Kent's Matt Carley has become the latest Trainee (whatever that means) Full Time Referee. Details at: http://rugbyreferee.net/2013/07/03/matthew-carley-appointed-trainee-full-time-referee-at-rfu/ He's a good lad and done well. Remember him running touch for me in the Kent Cup Final a few...

So 3 Lions tests go to Pollock, Joubert and Poite. Steve Walsh kicks it off with the BaaBaas game v Lions in Hong Kong. (Walsh v Rowntree II - interesting appointment...) Full details at: www.rugbyreferee.net

Guys and girls - IRB summer appointments released tomorrow. What say you for the Lions tour? Stick with non-neutral refs for midweek as in S Africa? Who do you think'll get the 3 tests?

http://rugbyreferee.net/2013/01/30/referees-no-change-message-from-irb-ahead-of-6-nations/ So the key messages from this week’s IRB 6 Nations match officials meeting has emerged. In summary: Achieving a stable scrum - Front rows must be more compliant – referees instructed to be less...