L'irlandais
, Promises to Referee in France
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Recurring theme in the modern game?
Perhaps teams stop jumping on the opposition LO, because the ref ignores squint throw ins.
In the same way players stop competing at the breakdown, because they feel the Laws are stacked against them.
We need to ensure a balance between contest and continuity, surely ? World Rugby consider these the principles of the game.
[LAWS]This balance of contestability and continuity applies to both set piece and general play.[/LAWS]
Possession is only 50% of the Laws of the Game. Contrary to the old adage; Possession is nine-tenths of the law. Referees not enforcing the laws that keep defensive teams onside, undermines these fundamental principles.
From RWC 2019
It has been desperate to see the unfortunate Hamish Watson invalided out of the tournament after being hurt, without the ball, in a double clear‑out by two Irish front-rows but here is hoping the Scotland flanker’s injury will lead to greater focus on the breakdown and underline the vulnerability of those being blasted or twisted out of the way.
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Perhaps teams stop jumping on the opposition LO, because the ref ignores squint throw ins.
In the same way players stop competing at the breakdown, because they feel the Laws are stacked against them.
We need to ensure a balance between contest and continuity, surely ? World Rugby consider these the principles of the game.
[LAWS]This balance of contestability and continuity applies to both set piece and general play.[/LAWS]
Possession is only 50% of the Laws of the Game. Contrary to the old adage; Possession is nine-tenths of the law. Referees not enforcing the laws that keep defensive teams onside, undermines these fundamental principles.
From RWC 2019
It has been desperate to see the unfortunate Hamish Watson invalided out of the tournament after being hurt, without the ball, in a double clear‑out by two Irish front-rows but here is hoping the Scotland flanker’s injury will lead to greater focus on the breakdown and underline the vulnerability of those being blasted or twisted out of the way.
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It comes back to Marc’s point, tough to decide if the player is/was entitled to do what he did on the fly. Only 50 to 60% of the calls we make are correct, [Mascarenhas et al,.2005b.] Look it up, sports science is fascinating if we only had the luxury of video analysis to verify them post match. What about all the non-decisions, how confident are we of the immateriality of the ones we didn’t call. When in fact we didn’t blow, simply because we arrived too late and were poorly positioned to see what could in hindsight have been foul play. Yet we rumble on past and award the try. C&O is a poor excuse, when our fitness is to blame.
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