Recent content by ChrisR

In US football (gridiron) Y2 would been penalized for 'leading with the head'.

In those instances where there is ambiguity, such as a dropped ball that doesn't go forward, I appreciate it when the referee loudly calls "Play on!!".

Not to be pedantic but . . . As a coach I've always differentiated between between a 'rolling' and 'driving' maul. That seems to have gone out the window.

https://youtu.be/nKQMAQp5KGg?t=121 Only seen this hi-lite. Anyone know cause of PK?

https://youtu.be/gqijFy9T8us?t=100 Great run but a try?

https://youtu.be/mQ1Np8yyDnY?t=120 I agree that outcome should not be the deciding factor but this put the US #9 out of the game.

https://youtu.be/sRUbR-ST2HA?t=149

Auckland vs. Otago https://youtu.be/yvNEWjB7hww?t=30 "Can't intentionally knock the ball back. Off you go" :wtf:

Read this on the USA site rugbytoday.com: http://www.rugbytoday.com/columns/world-rugbys-world-league-concept Is the article accurate? Why and for what gain to the individual unions? Do they have the leverage to make it happen? Personally, I hope not but don't have a reason other than a sense...

. . . to flag this tackle as illegal yet allow hits to the head, tackling in the air etc etc. https://twitter.com/OllieConnolly/status/1041417898831605760

NKW brought this up in January but the thread didn't get much traction then. So now that the trials are in the 2018 Laws I'm wondering what the impact on the game is. 2017 Laws (d) At a tackle or near to a tackle, other players who play the ball must do so from behind the ball and from...

In compiling an instructional of referee signals I could not find a signal for "no grasp in the tackle". Any suggestions?

From a match video I was watching: White kick off and the ball lands at about the 6m mark and takes a funny bounce forwards. It strikes a Blue player in the chest, who had stepped forward over the 10m line, and bounces back toward White. The referee orders a FK at center as the Blue player had...

Can anyone tell me why: On an attempt at a conversion kick 8.12. If the ball falls over and rolls away from the line through the place where the try was awarded and the kicker then kicks the ball over the crossbar, the conversion is successful. 8.13. If the ball falls over and rolls into...

Watching live streaming the Women's opening round. Canada v. Brazil saw some really great rugby but the next two of Australia v. PNG and NZ vs. Mexico shows the desperate need to have a two tier competition per the U-20s 15s. Mexico barely touched the ball.