The recent furore over the Sam Cane v Robbie Henshaw collision in the second test between Ireland and New Zealand got me to thinking about the merits of using slow motion video to make judgements about potential foul play incidents in rugby. I think we have all heard the meme that sometimes, looking
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JP (John Paul) Doyle is a referee that all English rugby fans will know. Having risen up the ranks quickly in the RFU, JP became a full time referee in 2008 as part of the RFU's elite referee trainee program,
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With just a handful of tier one Internationals to his name, Pascal Gaüzère is one of the most inexperienced test referees in the RWC team. One of three French referees
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I’m English, I’m biased, but not convinced the French ref is having a good game. In reverse order;
2nd Welsh try, for me the Welsh winger is in possession as trying to gather the ball, knocks forward on to himself, doesn’t regather therefore a knock on.
1st try, kudos to Wales for spotting...
I am currently sitting watching Leicester City play Arsenal. Play was stopped for a VAR (TMO) review, but I noticed that unlike Rugby the clock continues running.My question is, do the law makers in one sport have meetings/discussions with other sports to discuss problems and laws? I feel the...
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Three questions spring to mind
1. Without referring to seagulls, how far beyond the back foot of the last player in a ruck does a ball have to be before it is out?
2. How long can a scrum half keep his hand on a ball despite it being beyond the back foot...
Amongst many issues with the ruck currently, clearly the growth of the caterpillar is one area that could be reviewed and managed differntly.
Should a ball being fed back in the caterpillar be considered out of the ruck and in the open?
At times we see 3 or even 4 players extending the "ruck"...
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Wales vs Eng - Knock on and Time back on after asking captain to speak to players
Thread Starter: FlishI’m English, I’m biased, but not convinced the French ref is having a good game. In reverse order; 2nd Welsh try, for me the Welsh winger is in possession as trying to gather the ball, knocks forward on to himself, doesn’t regather therefore a knock on. 1st try, kudos to Wales for spotting...
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