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So Kuridrani scores a spectacular try to seal a win for Australia against France. I'm obviously aware that the corner post is irrelevant but what is the purpose of the wording at the end of 22.12 "the ball is not out of play unless it is first grounded against a flag post." Presumably that the...

Alesana Tuilagi gets 5wk ban for striking with the knee. If I'm honest I was expecting something quite different when I found the clip http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/72770355/samoan-alesana-tuilagi-suspended-for-five-weeks-after-kneeing-japans-harumichi-tatekawa-at-the-world-cup

Kicking the ball from a player's hands anywhere on the field (i.e. not just in goal) is foul play and penalisable http://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=10&year=2015&clarification=1016

Aviva Premiership wants to expand to 14 and dispense with relegation. Is relgation (and promotion) the lifeblood of competition and ambition - or a threat to investment...

http://www.rugbydump.com/2014/11/3985/the-international-rugby-board-rebrands-changes-name-to-world-rugby The logo is charming. Design fees well deserved. Surely no one can disagree... The strap line "building character since 1852" sounds a bit public school-ish It says to expect the refs to...

Could the new Apple Watch make a referee watch? Probably not in its off the shelf form but if you could design the rugby referee app what features could it have that the current options don't all get into one: Stopwatch / timer (obviously - count up count down or whatever your pref) Elapsed /...

http://www.sareferees.com/laws/view/2830633/ Discussed before but I just don't accept this interpretation and it merely highlights continuing differences in application at the top levels. The "if he lands in touch the ball is in touch" part of the definition confirms that the ball is in...

Just catching up with the last round of Super Rugby but it struck me that in a couple of games the refs made colour choices which made them indistinguishable (at least on telly). In particular the Aussie grey kit in the Rebels game and the new dark SA kit with the Hurricanes in black. Anyone...

It seems like the worms at Murrayfield have taken their toll. Scottish Rugby has announced it will be installing a hybrid pitch over the summer. http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/02/04/new-hybrid-grass-pitch-be-constructed-murrayfield

Just another weekend of international rugby with an Italian player having his spleen removed and Dylan Hartley with a bruised lung. Plus Francois Louw stretchered off with neck injuries. Combine that with the fact that pro players either can't tackle properly or are daft enough to put their...

I refereed an NZ school team on tour recently and the prop had on Nike boots with the stud configuration below. I was so shocked at seeing a toe stud; felt awkward trying to determine whether it was or wasn't in accordance with the new permitted configuration; and couldn't comprehend how Nike...

Request The Outer Space Rugby Union Federation request a clarification of the following: Law 19.4 states that: “The throw in is taken by an opponent of the player who last held or touched the ball before it went into touch.” The definitions to Law 19 state that: “If a players jumps and...