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Times report on France v Wales 17 February 1920 "Both sides made the most of the last five minutes' play otherwise the Welsh and French half-backsould hardly be excused for putting the ball into the scrummage so keenly during that period. Eventually the referee, who had been moderate, and at...

Reductio ad absurdum (You're welcome)

In 1871 the laws did not specify any pitch dimensions. The first international took place that year and since England and Scotland had different law books, they had to agree several points. The actual dimensions that year were 120 yards by 55 yards, whereas in the rematch in England the...

I'm not aware of a Chris White referee's changing room, but I have been inactive for some time now.

IIRC I was actually appointed to one of your son's games in Gloucesterhire some years ago. Congratultions to him.

Walking rugby already exists.

Definitely

My mistake - I refereed a few games when my club didn't have a ref appointed, but I was fast tracked into assessing rather than regular refereeing. (Much less impressive!)

I played until I was 66 (never at a high level) and gave up when my knees did. Just at that time the RFU introduced a scheme for fast tracking "experienced players" into refereeing - a former team mate was by then Chairman of the local referee society, so I joined. As a player I had always...

Is that an offence?

"Verbing weirds language" (Calvin and Hobbes https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/01/25)

Why?

Are you claiming the dive was illegal?

The female refs I know are quite happy to be addressed as "Sir". It implies equality.