I’d had been looking forward to this tournament all year, and not only because I love rugby playing women … uh, I mean coaching them … I continue to coach the female game for several reasons, and one is that without all that bulk and bullheadedness, women are more likely to look for space than [...]
Archive for the ‘Refereeing / Laws’ Category
Women’s World Cup Final!
Posted in News / Issues, Refereeing / Laws, tagged issues, philosophy, rants, women on 06/09/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Stop the Clock! You’re wasting time!
Posted in News / Issues, Refereeing / Laws, tagged history, issues, rants on 04/02/2010 | 1 Comment »
Sydney Morning Herald columnist Greg Growden seems to find ways of stirring rugby controversy every now and then and his latest article is true to form. The media Down Under have reported in recent times that fans attending matches are down (while ignoring how many are watching at home and via the web in other [...]
The Continuing Tackle Contest Saga – Cont’d
Posted in News / Issues, Refereeing / Laws, Technical, tagged tackle contest, technique on 30/01/2010 | 2 Comments »
The last post was getting a bit long, and I found these two great photos from my collection, but felt they deserved their own post as this’ll be more about technique and less about issues. In this first picture, we have a ruck formed. Assuming the player in white/blue with the head-gear was there first, [...]
Refereeing the Tackle Contest: The Continuing Saga
Posted in Refereeing / Laws, Technical, tagged attack, defence, issues, tackling, technique on 30/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that the never-ending debate over how to referee the tackle contest is taking a new direction for the upcoming Super 14 competition. SANZAR, the body which governs South Africa, New Zealand, and Australian ‘Super’ rugby, has advised referees to focus more on defending players at the tackle contest for this year’s competition. Amid [...]
