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So, here’s a Sunday morning puzzler I’m having that I need help with. Despite trawling the web I still can’t find any real help with this one so here goes…. The U’15’s lineout. Before I go on, I know lifting is NOT mandatory at this age but I also know that progression is vital, so for me as...

Can I have some advice on this senerio please : Blue attacking and form a ruck. Red player comes through the gate and drives through the middle of the ruck and kicks the ball. Up to now I am happy that the player is legal and no issues. At exactly what stage can that red player go to ground...

Ref'd a game on Saturday and advanced a free kick forward 10 metres for what i said was preventing a team from taking a free kick quickly. The circumstances were that team 'A' were committing a good number of offences and were having penalties or free kicks awarded against them. I was being...

Gents, can someone clear this up for me. Providing the ball is hooked back beyond the front row is it legal for a flanker to pick the ball up ?

Gents, this has happened twice in 2 weeks (again yesterday)for me and I am beginning to question my judgement. On both occasions I awarded a full penalty to the attacking side virtually on the opposition try line (1 metre out) - I made the mark which was 1 metre from the line - the defending...

Hi - Watched a game last week - attacking side kicked the ball into the defending sides in goal area - whilst the ball was still moving the defending winger placed one foot over dead ball line and applied 'downward pressure' on the ball, clearly expecting the ref to offer a scrum back at the...

I ref'd my 4th game on saturday. The home side were reasonable ( no more ) but the away side were very poor. They arrived with 15 players and no subs, which in itself is not too much of an issue. They had a player injured and were down to 14. They were committing offence after offence and I...

I did my 4th game of my ELRA Part 3 yesterday, Gravesend 4th versus Old Gravesendians 2's and made a couple of offside calls which I am not entirely convinced were correct - although having said this I made them firmly and stuck to my decision at the time. Scenerio 1 = Black versus Blue. Black...

Advice please - I have looked everywhere but can't seem to find an answer to my question. When a maul is formed and moving forward at what point does a player have to leave the maul and rejoin ? Secondly, if the maul is formed can the 1st defending player stay where he is throughout the maul...

Can anyone help me out on two points please : Firstly, can anyone point me in the direction of the law in relation to jumpers going up early in the lineout. It came up at the weekend and there was a mixed view point - some were saying its when the ball leaves the hookers hand and other saying...

Had my first senior game yesterday which I thought went very well, or at least far better than I'd expected. One issue was my positioning, I found myself a bit lost if I'm honest around at was my positioning, both in open play and at set pieces. Although I never actually got in the way of...

Gents, I have finally made the plunge to take charge of a match this saturday down at my club,where I have played since 1993, to be honest I would rather it was somewhere else where I am not known. Any advice for your 1st game would be very much appreciated