The Law says...........

[Phil E]

[LAWS]4.1 ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF CLOTHING
(d) A player may wear mitts (fingerless gloves) which must conform to IRB Specifications
(Regulation 12).

Regulation 12 (d) Fingerless Mitts
Coverage of the fingers and thumbs be permitted to the outer joint but no
further. The mitt zone of coverage should not continue beyond the wrist.
The body of the mitt should be of a stretch type material with the grip
material being made of a soft rubber/synthetic compound not exceeding a
depth of 1mm.
No part of a mitt should contain buttons or potentially dangerous items
[/LAWS]

Obviously these gloves push the boundary of "the outer joint" to the limit.
So what is the point of not allowing the tips of the fingers to be covered?
Is this regulation out of date?
Should it be scrapped?

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[Dixie]

if the model had longer fingers there'd be no issue. Common sense says these are fine. I have no idea why the fingertips must be kept cold - probably the same idea as outlawing tights (stop rugby becoming a game for those who are less manly than the sort of person who thinks it's sensible for a referee to wear a sleeveless shirt in sub-zero temperatures).

 

[OB..]

I was surprised to find that the law on this dates only from 1996, since I clearly remember my mother cutting the fingers of a pair of yellow woollen gloves for me when I was at school in the 1950s.

 

[Dixie]

I was surprised to find that the law on this dates only from 1996, since I clearly remember my mother cutting the fingers of a pair of yellow woollen gloves for me when I was at school in the 1950s.

There must have been something before that. I recall wearing a pair of mitts in the early 1990's. Being a wuss, if I'd been allowed finger tips I'd have had them!

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Huhh! Typical slack iRB Law drafting - it's the distal interphalangeal joint

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Glen Webbe the Welsh winger is the first player I remember seeing wearing mitts and at the time I thought.........exactly!

 

[Guyseep]

In the early 2000s there were quite a few players wearing mitts and body armour/shoulder pads. it seems like that fad has disappeared.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

In the early 2000s there were quite a few players wearing mitts and body armour/shoulder pads. it seems like that fad has disappeared.

Yes if it wasn't for mitts Ben Kay wouldn't have scored the winning try in the World Cup Final in 2003. What?

 

[crossref]

In the early 2000s there were quite a few players wearing mitts and body armour/shoulder pads. it seems like that fad has disappeared.

the new fad (in all sports) is strips of brightly coloured stretchy platic tape

 

[Ian_Cook]

Yes if it wasn't for mitts Ben Kay wouldn't have scored the winning try in the World Cup Final in 2003. What?

What?

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

I have my Wolly mitts ready for the winter mionths, bloody hasd to hold a pencil when you can't feel your fingers. I'll await the Hurumph!!!

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

set myself up here I meant wooly!!

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

set myself up here I meant wooly!!

.............or did you?

 

[Womble]

Nope Wolly seems about right, Northerners I ask you! you will be getting a kit bag with wheels next, just to fit in!

 

[Dixie]

I have my Wolly mitts ready

set myself up here I meant wooly!!

.............or did you?

Put him out of his misery. It's spelt woolly, assuming Ciaran meant woollen as opposed to some obscure Northern brand (quite possibly the Morrison's own brand - who would know?).

 

[Robert Burns]

Nope Wolly seems about right, Northerners I ask you! you will be getting a kit bag with wheels next, just to fit in!

You can get a RugbyRefs.com one of them from Akuma! epper:

 

[Davet]

I have my Wolly mitts ready for the winter mionths, bloody hasd to hold a pencil when you can't feel your fingers. I'll await the Hurumph!!!

Huuuu-rrrrr-uuummmph

Simon is now out of touch for a few days (who said, "he's been out of touch for years!" - naughty boy!)

 

[tim White]

I have my Wolly mitts ready for the winter mionths, bloody hasd to hold a pencil when you can't feel your fingers. I'll await the Hurumph!!!

Can I ask, were you wearing the Wolly Mitts when you typed this?

 

[Ciaran Trainor]

nevr was gud at spellin Tim:chin:
How I got my English GCE I'll never know