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Last Login: 27/11/2008 22:44:54
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| Last week I attended a Referee & Coach Education Day run by the RFU which was mainly to look at the ELVs from a refereeing and coaching perspective. However the speaker on refereeing also mentioned the fact that refs are being instructed to apply more rigidly existing current law - in particular relating to sealing off the ball in the ruck and hands in the ruck. The best illustration of this was a series of DVD clips of recent international games where a series of rucks were highlighted. At the time all the rucks were deemed legal. However now the refs have been directed to apply the existing law. The practice of sealing off the ball/bridging on the player will be penalised as will hands in the ruck - where players who are on their feet help the ball to the back of the ruck with their hands. This was a real eye opener for me as a lot of the players I am involved with have done both as a matter of course - indeed considered it as good practice. At the lower end of the game I am concerned that poor refs will now have an excuse to blow their whistles more often than they normally do. In essence it means a return to more traditional rucking - clearing out the opposition, staying on your feet and using your feet to get the ball back if required.
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