A number of people have been asking me over twitter, on email & in club houses about the new Experimental Law Variations (ELV's) regarding the scrum. The main question I get though is what are referees going to do to stop it being ...

It has been revealed on SAReferees.co.za that their Varsity Cup competition has this season been given dispensation from the iRB to trial a new points scoring system.

The article from SAReferees.co.za can be found here: Varsity Cup's points' difference ...

I am led to believe there are certain law changes being discussed and I have come to hear of a few more that I am happy to share with you.

Scrum Cadence:

The scrum cadence is proposed to change to Crouch - Touch - Set
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Here is a nice little chart to show how our refs are doing in certain areas, up to the end of round 2.



So what does this ...

The tackle area remains top of their concerns but the All Blacks are quietly confident that if the World Cup referees prove as good as their word, the tournament can be a rugby spectacle to behold.

New Zealand forward coach Steve Hansen ...

Main text from SAReferees.co.za http://www.sareferees.co.za/news/ref_news/2781064.htm

The International Rugby Board's refereeing boss has again emphasised the application of five ...