Referee Veldsman - small town to big time
2008-05-14 16:03:54
Francois Veldsman has been appointed to referee the final of the Vodacom Cup between the Blue Bulls and the Free State at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday when the Bulls and the Cheetahs meet in the Super 14. It is his biggest appointment so far in an seven-year refereeing career. Owens for the Heineken Cup Final
2008-05-14 15:59:59
Nigel Owens, Wales's top referee, will take charge of the Final of the Heineken Cup on 24 May - when Munster meet Toulouse in Cardiff. It is the 13th Heineken Cup Final. Two more elite referees for England
2008-05-14 15:57:07
The Elite Rugby Department of the RFU has announced two new appointments to its Referee Unit under the management of Ed Morrison. Two new trainee full-time officials, Greg Garner and JP Doyle take up their new posts on 1 September 2008. Referee Titcomb dies
2008-05-14 15:52:44
Mike Titcomb, a top club and Test rugby referee who served on the international panel for 10 years, has died at the age of 75. IRB changes refs' panels
2008-05-14 15:48:00
Paddy O'Brien, the International Rugby Board's manager of referees, has announced the new panels for international referees which show some radical changes. Northern doubts about ELVs
2008-05-14 15:44:38
As northern hemisphere countries show concern about the experimental law variations Ed Morrison, the former Test referee, has issued a warning about their possible detrimental effect on grassroots rugby. IRB may 'own' refs
2008-05-14 15:39:51
Who will guard the guards - and who will pay them? The International Rugby Board is to consider taking over the employment of referees. McDowell referees in Bucharest
2008-03-07 02:05:12
Simon McDowell of Ireland has been appointed to the European Nations Cup match between Romania and Portugal in Bucharest. Pellaprat - the referee mad about rugby
2008-03-07 02:00:42
Jean-Pierre Pellaprat of France, a mature referee, will be heading from Provence to Krasnodar in the south of Russia to referee the match between the Bears of Russia and the Leones of Spain, an important match for the Russians who have ambitions to win the European Nations Cup for the first time. Effect of the ELVs
2008-02-22 00:28:53
André Watson, SARU’s Manager of Referees, has a look at some statistics regarding the Experimental Law Variations and comments on them. His comments follow much that has been said about the ELVs. Law Discussion - 16 February
2008-02-21 23:58:01
The Super 14 has come upon us and most of the law concentration has been on the Experimental Law Variations as introduced into the Super 14 as the International Rugby Board keeps examining the possible effect on the game before introducing changes in November. Referees to 24 February
2008-02-21 22:18:06
It's a busy weekend for players, spectators and referees. Six Nations and attendant matches, European Nations Cup, Super 14 - the whole lot. Referees will be flying all over the place. Law Discussion - 10 February
2008-02-14 00:59:56
Three Six Nations matches in Round 2 and lots to talk about, as Wales beat Scotland 30-15, France just beat Ireland 26-21 and England just beat Italy 23-19. Referees to 17 February
2008-02-11 23:26:46
The SANZAR war breaks out - the Super 14 with an additional onus on the referees in the form of the new Experimental Law Variations. . Law Discussion - thoughts on a headbutt
2008-02-07 00:44:16
When Scotland played France in Edinburgh there was a headbutt which has provoked some questions from readers, enough to suggest a separate discussion on the matter. Some Six Nations Stats - Week 1
2008-02-05 18:29:16
We shall, as in the past give some statistics from the three Six Nations matches on the weekend, mainly about getting possession. Referees to 10 February
2008-02-05 17:15:33
The first round of the Six Nations was filled with drama and already the second week is upon us. Alain Rolland will referee a Six Nations match for the second week in succession. Referees to 3 February
2008-01-29 01:03:21
It's here! The Six Nations is here and the world's eyes are on great rugby - and the referees. Everybody who is normal hopes that there is not a single refereeing controversy, in fact that the name of referee is never mentioned. Referees study ELV's
2008-01-21 22:15:05
Eleven of the top referees in South Africa, led by André Watson, South Africa's Referee Manager, and Tappe Henning a referees' selector at the International Rugby Board, have been studying the Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) which they will start using soon. Law Discussion - 13 January 2008
2008-01-16 21:38:34
January is already rushing away as we finish Round 6 of Europe's championships with law matters to discuss from five Heineken Cup matches. Changleng goes part-time
2008-01-15 00:19:16
Malcolm Changleng, Scotland's only full-time referee, has decided to go back to teaching, whence he came. Effect of ELVs compared
2008-01-10 22:57:22
The Australian Rugby Union has a confidential report on the effect of the Experimental Law Variations after their use in the Australian Rugby Championship. South Africa adopts complete ELV's
2008-01-10 22:47:50
André Watson, South Africa's refereeing manager, has announced, with excitement, that South African has received a dispensation from the International Rugby Board (IRB) to adopt the complete set of Experimental Law Variations (ELVs), the so-called Stellenbosch Laws. USA Rugby Law Committee - ELV's
2008-01-09 23:01:55
The Experimental Law Variations will not become part of Law until the end of 2008 or early 2009 at the soonest. Law Discussion - 8 January
2008-01-09 17:58:35
We have three matches to extract some law situations this weekend - Biarritz vs Montauban, Bath vs Gloucester and Harlequins vs Leicester Tigers.

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