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Watched it. Not quite the same scenario because he had already caught the ball and was running with it and lost the ball forward in the tackle. He...

Not sure where we got to with the whistle blowing for time back on, but PG *did* blow the whistle to signal time back on....

I'm still reffing and I'm 60. I'll retire when I feel the time is right OR my reviews suggest the time is right.

clever bloke that Rob Edwards :clap:

Perhaps the difference is .. a player who leaps into the air to gain possession of a ball (Cannot be tackled) .. a player, in possession of the...

Many people have pointed out that running involves having both feet off the ground at times. The problem is defining the circumstances when the...

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craig joubert agrees with Nigel Owens https://www.sareferees.com/ref-replies/duty-ref-463--craig-joubert/2829594/ But the from the question...

This isn't what you are looking for, but in the 44th minute of Worcester vs Bristol, a Bristol ball carrier lost the ball forwards, then knocked it...

I once assessed a visiting 70-year old referee for a Level 7 match. He told me he always asked for an exchange fixture early in the season to get...

I don't. The clarification I would like to see is that it is OK to tackle a player who is diving to score, ie a specific instance where tackling a...

Why do you think diving to score is sufficiently dangerous to need banning?

Just watched the premiership highlights and heard at least 2 refs say "don't pre-bind" during the inevitable pick and goes near the line which nearly...

we have plenty of referees over 60.. go find your boots ! :)

I don't referee any more - 60 is too old! But I didn't. I just used to hold my arm straight up and call time on or off. Everyone who needed to...

Hi Koolfork - welcome to the forum ! Don't you whistle time on and time off? It's not (only) for the benefit of a timekeeper it's more for the...

but for you it's exactly the same ! Indeed I asked you and you said ie same thing indeed if they are two different things then...

I need to be better acquainted with Law 6 (Match Officials) Section 29 states that the tee carrier isn't allowed onto the field of play until the...

I am not whistling to restart play, I am whistling to signal that time is back on. It's totally different, but then you know that, you're just...

What is the status of Referee Signals in law? It seem sodd not to mention ther requirenent to whistkle in the laws themselves. Is the referee shown...

well that's very odd, Phil, as only a couple of posts earlier you said that you DIDN'T whistle time on / to restart play. Indeed you suggested that...

it's a really silly Law 1 - in the pro game it enables the bench to force a decision to kick that should be left to the players 2- in the amateur...

there you go - - - Updated - - - there you go again

I'm not talking about running in open play (both feet off the ground at some point is more or less the definition of running), but the specific...

When you run both feet are off the ground most of the time. Does that mean you can't be tackled while running? A little common sense is needed.

That's not quite what it says. The intention to kick "can" be communicated to the referee. i.e. you can tell him you are going to kick, OR it can be...

I don't think it's a time-saving thing. In 99% of rugby you have one person whose whole job is to take the tee on and off. None of this coach...

Everyone seems to be fairly blase about the tackling a player off his feet law. Surely a clarification that tackling a player off his feet in an...

Just looked at signals in the law book. You are supposed to blow the whistle at time off and on. Under ‘other signals’. If you have a time-keeper at...