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welcome, I’ve given you access to the refs area also. in relation to your question, you are correct, it is a pen offence, 9.7b

Hi all! First post. Played for years and now reffing in Canada. This came up at a game recently. Time was up, so I said “last play...

Completely agree. Makes it much harder for us all in the weeds but as long as the ultimate goal of super rugby etc is $, the topcats...

I think the 7s format amplifies the farce, but unless it is illegal under the laws gamesmanship like this will continue. But even in...

do you not have this on your screen?

I have only see the clip, but I would put money on it that they were flopping off their feet like that all game. It's just how they ref...

I understand where you are coming from, but there is no use consistently calling a law incorrectly and then having a game decided with a...

I have only see the clip, but I would put money on it that they were flopping off their feet like that all game. It's just how they ref...

I understand where you are coming from, but there is no use consistently calling a law incorrectly and then having a game decided with a...

Next thing we will have coaches asking for consistency!

https://amp.rugbypass.com/news/are-red-cards-solving-the-high-tackle-problem/ Ben Smith discusses a lot of things in this article...

And what a crazy system we have now at the upper levels. If I had a ref tell me as a coach that "I didn't ping them for the last x...

Next thing we will have coaches asking for consistency!

Please, bear with me - bit of a wordy one this.... We have several places where the rule book explicitly calls out 'the ball is dead'...

And what a crazy system we have now at the upper levels. If I had a ref tell me as a coach that "I didn't ping them for the last x...