from the USA Rugby Referees and Laws Committee: ANNOUNCEMENT The Referees and Laws Committee changed USA Rugby referee grade nomenclature at its AGM in August, 2012. RESULT The net result is that we will revert to C and B grades, such as existed until four years ago. L3, 2 and 1 will now be C3, [...]
2012/2013 USA Rugby Game Management Guidelines
August 21, 2012 by
Please review the below Game Management Guidelines from USA Rugby. They are a compliment to the current Law Interpretations from the IRB that will be active starting September 1, 2012. 2012/2013 USA Rugby Game Management Guidelines
IRB Ruling 2 of 2012 – Quick Throw-ins and Time
August 2, 2012 by
Folks, IRB Ruling 2 of 2012 This addresses quick throw-ins and the question of whether or not the ball is “dead”. The specifics are regarding the return of a player from the sin bin, and the decision is that the referee may allow a quick throw even if there is a player waiting to return [...]
IRB Law Changes – Summer 2012
May 29, 2012 by
Folks, There are some Law changes that just came out (and I am sure most have seen something about them). Below are some explanatory comments. Peter Watson Chair, USA Rugby Laws sub-committee 2012 IRB Law Changes May 2012 This week the IRB issued a number of small changes in Law. Implementation dates vary – some [...]
IRB Law Updates for next cycle
May 15, 2012 by
Laws of the Game TMOs set to get increased power ESPN Staff May 15, 2012 IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset insists the sport’s stakeholders have a collective responsibility to ensure rugby is “enjoyable to play, officiate and watch” © Getty Images Television match officials are set to be handed increased powers and teams are to be give [...]
