Well the ratings have been made and the table makes quite interesting reading.
Paddy O'Brien and the rest of the iRB Referee team must be very pleased with themselves, although our tables ranks the referees, all have performed very well, and while someone has to come bottom, it's
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NELSON, 1 Oct. - Rugby referees are more accustomed to receiving criticism than support so World Cup referee George Clancy was taken aback when a small school in Motueka sent him a postcard
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I today had the honour of meeting Paddy O'Brien, the IRB Referee Manager and talk to him a little bit about the world cup, referees and life in general.
I'm sure Paddy was cautious as he doesn't know me
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A lot of talk has been going on about the format of the Rugby World Cup, and the disadvantages it's format and structure has to both tier one and tier two nations.
1) New Zealand Rugby has this week stated about how much revenue they lose in a RWC year, and because
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Most likely to penalise you at a tackle: Allain Rolland
Most Likely to pick you up for Offside: Steve Walsh
Most Likely to penalise the scrum: Wayne Barnes & Bryce Lawrence
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Rugby player fined £1,000 for hitting referee
A rugby player who hit a referee as a game ended has been fined £1,000 and banned from playing for 22 months.
Louis Jones, 27, of Cardiff, accused referee Karim Cosslett of cheating before jumping on his back and hitting him in the ribs.
Mr...
Not good. And some rather odd decisions made wrt appointments it seems, for the protection of everybody...
.http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/ugly-scenes-spain-fail-automatically-qualify-rwc2019-90774
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Interesting issue that came up in the Saracen Wasps semi final
White , attacking , attempt to score but grounds the ball against the base of corner flag post .
So what's the restart
- lineout to black
- 22m dropout to black
- depends on exactly where the ball was grounded .. ask the TMO
Just watching the Exeter v Newcastle game on BT Sport.
Black makes a break and gets tackled. Green tries to jackle the ball when Black SH lifts the ball but while winding up for a pass, the Green jackler swings his left arm round and knocks the ball backwards. If you're watching it on replay...
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NELSON, 1 Oct. - Rugby referees are more accustomed to receiving criticism than support so World Cup referee George Clancy was taken aback when a small school in Motueka sent him a postcard
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Rugby player fined £1,000 for hitting referee
Thread Starter: Phil ERugby player fined £1,000 for hitting referee A rugby player who hit a referee as a game ended has been fined £1,000 and banned from playing for 22 months. Louis Jones, 27, of Cardiff, accused referee Karim Cosslett of cheating before jumping on his back and hitting him in the ribs. Mr...
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