Referees to 25 February 2019
AJ has a Super Rugby appointment! AJ Jacobs of South Africa, who was on the Super Rugby panel in 2018, has been appointed to referee his very first Super Rugby rugby match in To...
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Referees to 25 February 2019
AJ has a Super Rugby appointment! AJ Jacobs of South Africa, who was on the Super Rugby panel in 2018, has been appointed to referee his very first Super Rugby rugby match in Tokyo. By Paul Dobson, Moonsport.
Law discussion: Penalty try & yellow card
What the commentator, Justin Marshall, has to say may cause some confusion. It follows the penalty try and yellow card decision in the first half of the Super Rugby match in Auckland between the Blues and the Crusaders. By Paul Dobson, Moonsport.
Referees for Europe´s Quarters
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have made known the referees who have been appointed to the Heineken Champions Cup quarterfinals at the end of March. By Paul Dobson, Moonsport.
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Duty Ref 550 - Lourens van der Merwe
In his more active days, Lourens van der Merwe was a Test referee. Now he is more sedentary as a TMO. He was teaching at Grey College and the chairman of the Free State Referees' Society. Then he moved to Klerksdorp as the deputy principal of Hoërskool Wesvalia with plenty to keep him busy. But he is already involved in the Leopards Referees' Society and, bless him, he is always ready to answer readers' questions.
Duty Ref 549 - Marius van der Westhuizen
Just before heading off to Durban to referee a Currie Cup semifinal, Marius van der Westhuizen, a top referee, answers readers' questions.
Duty Ref 547 - Marius van der Westhuizen
Marius van der Westhuizen, officially ranked amongst the top 18 referees in the world and a man who has refereed in many countries, sits down to answer some readers' questions before going off to referee the match between the Bulls and the Brumbies.
Law Videos
Clip 4 – 21 February 2019 - Law 20
The referee penalises Wales on the half-way line. Tommaso Allan, the Italian flyhalf, steps up to kick for touch. He stands on the halfway line and runs forward. When he kicks he is more...
Clip 3 – 20 February 2019 - Law 14
Conor Murray of Ireland kicks the ball downfield. Sean Maitland of Scotland catches the ball and passes it infield to Blair Kinghorn. Kinghorn runs downfield at the Irish defenders. J...
Clip 2 – 19 February 2019 - Law 11
Joe Carbery of Ireland bursts free and has a long run down the middle of the field. As Scottish defenders close in on him, he throws a long pass to his right. The ball reaches Keith Earls...
