Recent content by Guyseep

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/12/06/rugby-law-book-change Even without seeing it yet, all I have to say is, "Finally!" I am going to be optimistic that the large majority of issues and questions we have toiled over on this forum will be resolved, and we won't have to debate the minutia of...

Caught this over at RD. What could possibly warrant this thuggery?! Looks like he might get some jail time. I know that if this happened on a team I played for, the offender would have a tough time making it off the pitch. https://streamable.com/qcnav

Apparently from an Oxford 3rds game. The ref doesn't even flinch https://imgur.com/a/34V58

I don't know about everyone else, but there are a few situations that sometimes muddy things up and get me off my game. I was wondering how others deal with the following scenario. It usually happens around the 60 min mark, as teams(and myself) are getting fatigued, both mentally and...

I played and was involved in rugby before the time of the yellow card and the sin bin. As a referee now, my impression is that we are reluctant to give out a YC as it can change the course of the game and we don't want to be putting our stamp on the game. I've recently started looking at YCs...

I had just reffed the 2nd side game and agreed to stick around to TJ/AR the 1st side game. I wasn't officially appointed to the game, but seeing as I was going to stick around to watch at least the first half I volunteered to run touch on the far side of the field. About 30 mins into the half...

I suggest everyone install "Frame by Frame for Youtube". It lets you advance video forward and back in finer slices than youtube's default 5 seconds or so. After looking at it frame by frame, it definitely looks like the pole was touched by the top of the ball a few frames before the bottom...

Had this experience in a game and was looking for some feedback. Women's game - Blue vs White. The White pack was more dominant and had a bigger and more powerful 2nd and back row. The front rows were equally strong. After calling a scrum and going through the cadence I looked at the shoulder...

Very competitive high school senior game, Blue vs White. The score is 28-24 for White. White is penalized for side entry into the ruck, inside the Blue 22. Blue asks for the time and after a quick look at the watch I see it is less than a minute left and say "Less than a minute". The actual...

I'm actually not encouraging a bent or a straight arm in the fend off. I am just making a distinction between what I would view as a strike vs a fend off. How is having a straight arm in a fend off dangerous and or bad technique?! Here are a few examples of a straight armed fend off:

Had this in today's game and I could only shake my head and laugh. Very competitive game with several know-it-alls on both teams, so I had to keep my wits about me. Blue scores a try just inside the left upright, and #10 lines up for the conversion. He places the tee and begins to set the...

If anyone caught the Reds v Rebels game this weekend you would have seen a controversial red card. At approximately 78 minutes with the game tied at 27 all, a ruck forms deep in the Reds half. The ball is recycled by the Rebels and a few phases ensue. In the background there is a scuffle...

This happened just yesterday at highschool 7s tournament here in Canada. I was reffing a game between red and green. Red kicks off from a restart and sends it into the green in goal area. Green player picks it up and for a moment looks like he is going to run it out, but as red chasers arrive...

Had this happen to me at my game this weekend and curious as to what my options were. After a close, but clean game, which I thought I refereed quite evenly and with no major issues - Red wins over Blue 16-12. As the teams are tunneling up and I pass Blue 13 he says "You are the worst ****ing...

I know there won't be a definite answer but I wanted to get an idea of how others would deal with this situation. Blue vs Red, ball is loose on the ground, two players from each team make contact over the ball and a ruck forms. Several other players from each team join the ruck and the ball is...