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Some Six Nations statistics, Round 1
2010-02-08 17:30:02
We give some statistics from the matches in the first round of the Six nations - tight matches rather than matches of creativity and adventure.
Laws: The Scrum
2010-02-02 10:00:02
At the National Referees' course at Newlands and the provincial Referees' course at Hartebeesthoek in January, scrumming dominated discussion of law application. Scrumming is one of the Big Four along with Tackle, Offside and Maul.
Two refs ... a South African invention
2010-02-02 15:31:08
The Australians are making a big fuss about the possible introduction of a two-referee system in Super Rugby, but it is a systems that has long been in use in South Africa.
How referees are watched
2010-01-20 19:58:29
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes - Who will guard the guards. Ancient Roman Juvenal asked the question and he was not even thinking about rugby referees, but it is a question often asked in a rugby context - who is going to referee the referees?
What refs watch
2010-01-12 00:37:36
A friend asked on Friday how many things a referee has to watch in a match, and it seemed a good idea to find out.
Law Discussion: 2010 starts
2010-01-04 11:33:29
It's the new year in the frozen north and the sweltering south. There is much celebrating and in the north there is also some rugby, and so some incidents to discuss. The incidents are from two matches in England's Premiership - Sale Sharks against Harlequins in Manchester and London Wasps against Newcastle Falcons. But first there is a matter of balls.
Law Discussion: From the Premiership
2009-12-29 13:13:44
Wasn't the crowd at Twickenham wonderful on Sunday? Over 76 000 spectators a record for England's Premiership, getting close to what Stade Français get at Stade de France. And it was a match that ended with great excitement, three tries in the last 12 minutes for a 21-20 result.
Law Discussion: Heineken 4
2009-12-23 00:19:00
It's a pity one cannot red-card the weather. It would have helped this past weekend when matches froze. Didn't you admire Edinburgh and Bath in the ran/sleet/snow at Murrayfield, just for the way they tried to play constructive rugby in the freezing muck.
Law Discussion - dangerous acts
2009-12-22 19:39:00
Does the dangerous play occur only in open play? Is it dealt with only if the victim in injured? Surely neither of those can be correct, not if we believe that the Laws of the Game apply equally to all, but then watch three incidents in the match between Perpignan and Munster.
Law Discussion - Heineken Cup, Rd 3
2009-12-15 14:19:00
There was a lot of excitement in Round 3 of the Heineken Cup with some splendid rugby when, as the sun shone, there was greater emphasis on running with the ball than kicking it.
It's not the laws' fault
2009-12-09 17:00:44
Rugby Rugby's oracle Paul Dobson agrees with former England lock Paul Ackford, who feels it is "the mentality of the players and the coaches which corrupt the product", not the way the game is set up.
Statistics: November 2009, Week 4
2009-11-30 17:28:45
There was foul weather and there were two great matches - in Cardiff and, above all, in Marseille. We give some statistics from each of the matches.
Law Discussion - Scrum figures
2009-11-25 15:33:12
Before the November Tests started the top refereeing people gathered in London and had a lot to say about the scrums. After the first full week of November, there was much miserable controversy about scrums after New Zealand suffered in Milan. That produced greater refereeing awareness in the second week.
Law Discussion: Scrums - again
2009-11-24 13:44:00
There was a lot of upset after the Italians shattered the All Black scrum in Milan and public suggestions from on high that the referee had got it wrong and needed to go on a scrumming course.
Statistics: November 2009, Week 3
2009-11-23 23:44:00
There were six matches this weekend with a surprising result in Edinburgh which was determined by the last kick of the match. The other results were pretty well expected on a weekend of difficult weather in Europe.
Statistics: Wembley
2009-11-18 16:42:46
The Saracens and the Springboks met at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, a match the Saracens won 24-23. We give some statistics. If some of the Sarries' names look Saracens it is because 10 of their players were Saracens.
Law Discussion: Scrums
2009-11-18 02:04:00
Recently the International Rugby Board ran a course at Lensbury in London for top referees and referee managers from top countries. They resolved to get scrumming right.
Statistics: November 2009, Week 2
2009-11-16 17:20:40
There were six matches this weekend from the intensity in Toulouse to the thrilling finish in Dublin. We give the statistics of the matches. One stat that is sad is what happened to the scrumming in Milan.
Statistics: ANC Final
2009-11-09 14:03:46
Canterbury yet won the Air New Zealand Cup Final. Wellington lost yet again. We give some statistics from the Final played in Christchurch.
Stats: First November Tests
2009-11-09 10:49:00
Australia beat England at Twickenham and New Zealand beat Wales in Cardiff. We give some statistics from the matches.
Law Discussion - where it lands
2009-10-19 11:59:00
It's not a big matter in the context of the match but one which the commentators on the match between Sale Sharks and Cardiff Blues made a meal of.
Stats: A tale of two semis
2009-10-18 19:17:49
The semifinals of the Currie Cup were played on Saturday. In both the away teams won, in both the margin was two points, in both the winning score was a kick and in both that score was in the last two minutes. Lots of drama and here are some cold statistics to bring the excitement down.
Law Discussion - dead ball
2009-10-16 13:56:46
In a Heineken Cup match at the weekend, between Leinster and London Irish there was an interesting decision at the dead-ball line, which is worth talking about. and while we are doing it we may as well mention a few other happenings.
Law Discussion - offside at kick
2009-10-12 19:04:00
It happens every week that players are offside at kicks, and still they look bemused. One of those offside coast the team the match. We look at two sorts of offside at kicks - and how you come onside.
Law Discussion: kicking away
2009-10-07 16:39:00
The incident occurred in an Under-21 match at Newlands on Saturday. It is a delight to discuss it as it is rare and yet excellently handled by the match officials.
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