Following the confusion about the use of substitutes/replacements in the Pretoria Test when South Africa played Australia, the IRB has clarified the relevant law and issued a protocol for those in charge of the coming and going of players during a match.
The problem in Pretoria revolved around the number of substitutes/replacements of front row players that resulted in the Australians' playing
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The IRB yesterday released the appointments for the up and coming test matches in November, and it makes for some very interesting reading.
The 9 top referees (exc Chris Pollock who is still injured) have all got games, with Gerome Garces once again joining them in the elite list after a brief sabatical from the panel.
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When the Scarlets met the Ospreys last week there was a try which was scored by George North that had a few debates in the supporters & referee forums.