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It's about his intent. He was never trying to tackle anyone. The only reason he was there was to prevent a "probable" try being scored. I want to see this type of refereeing. Understand what the player's intent is and react accordingly.

I generally agree with the sentiments you raise here mate. The Frog was nuts and I have no idea why Jaco waited until the TMO told him about that incident!! In regards to the Todd card, I was so happy to see that called up. This is the type of "gamesmanship" that the AB's have been getting...

Farrell is going to kick us into oblivion.

I thought it was fairly clear what I disagreed with. I don't think the referees are lazy (or muddled) in implying that any type of infringement that has a repeat element to it (time, location on field or type) can all feed into a YC or PK for infringing. The thought that a specific type of...

They deserve the wraps they get, they're a smart team and they know when to push the boundaries and when to play it safe. More power to them.

There's enough laws already, we don't need anymore. What we need is referees who understand intent and allow the ball to be used as the attacking team wishes. We want attacking rugby, we want strong defensive structures to be tested and we want to reward positive play. The only reason teams...

I disagree here, if you look at a team like the AB's, there are trends to how they play in certain areas of the field and the infringments are different depending on a whole range of factors. If the aim of the infringements is to slow the game down or provide an advantage to the defensive team...

Yep, frustrating from every angle wasn't it!! That is not the time of the game to call a crooked feed. I'd love to see the stats on crooked feeds across the entire tournament, there wouldn't be many!!

World Rugby are certainly not helping referees. While I totally support constructive feedback on referee performance, the peak organisation needs to support the officials. I think the role of the TMO has a lot more to do with the game now. What I feel we're seeing at the World Cup is the...

This was a very frustrating penalty for mine... No material effect, acknowledged his action, play on in my view. This is an opportunity for the referee to proactively manage offside and show the teams that he acknowledges the player retreating but also warn him to be better disciplined next...

Regardless of my thoughts on Hodge's tackle... I'm amazed that at an elite level, he was unaware of the High Tackle framework. What's doing at the professional level if these guys aren't talking about/being coached on the major changes to World Rugby's views on these issues. If it's not...

Massive wraps to Angus Allen who has been named on the bench for the Vikings NRC match this weekend. Nott behhdd for a kid from Leeton!

I agree Paul, there was some great footy on display across all grades. The livestreaming is such a bonus, there are people dialling in across the globe to keep an eye on the footy! It was good to see such competitive footy in the main game, Aggies threw everything they had at Waratahs which...

3rd Grade – Griffith Blacks (2) v Deniliquin Drovers (3), Conolly Rugby Park 1030am kickoff. Referee: Warwick Strong Well, if there’s ever been a case of “Family Ties” in a game of rugby, this is it!! Check out the 7-8-9 Richardson Family combo here Kade to Staci to Mikah, not a bad combo I...

Hey peeps, #SIRU2019 Front Page Preview is live... check it out below, other grades to follow here later in the day :) http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/123342/

My favourite part of the day was the scoreboard re-setting during the main game! The Steamer's bench and Coaching staff had their hearts in their mouths that the score wasn't accurate. It added another element to the day for sure!!

None from four by my maffs there PB :) I've got to say, the day at the Exies was a cracker yesterday. Fantastic venue, change sheds for days, most games were played in a good spirit and the beer was cold. Rolling on to Conolly next weekend, we'll see something along the following timings and...

That's an interesting point you make there Whistle re CSU. It would be a shame for that to be the case, clearly. I hear talk of the Hay Cutters stepping in to play as Leeton's 2nd Grade but we'll see how that rumour pans out over the coming weeks.

It's a good discussion point to be thinking about re; Finals locations. I like the reward to the Minor Premier, but the problem with that is Waratahs have been Minor Premiers for the past umpteen seasons (bar Leeton recently). I don't know that there is a perfect solution, the Central West...

How good is the livestream!! Having it up on the scaffolding there at Conolly was great, a perfect vantage point and it didn't block the view like a ute etc does during the regular rounds.