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Really? I dont think so. I would say that most referees are completely in the dark when it comes to what is happening in a scrum.

I would be more inclined toward Dickenson, but then I am just a bit biased.

The scrum is a myriad of penalties waiting to happen. Often the referee is too technical in this area and some of their decisions leave me dumbfounded. A couple of examples; Hand on the ground by the prop. This is a penalty, but if it is a brief contact with the ground which is done to...

I think most referees feel this too.

The theory is that for an infringement where a scrum would played the advantage is over if the non-offending team has an opportunity to play clean ball. Eg, blue knock on and red take posession and secure clean ball and are able to play it then advantage is over. For a penalty offense you would...

Not a very inspiring game. Force made the most of their chancs and the Rebels can hardly complain with the result. They won the territorial battle but could not do anything with it. Force capitilised on two piss weak defensive errors and won. The club curtain raiser was more entertaining than...

Nothing will give me greater pleasure than seeing the Rebels beat the Force. I hope we smash the hell out of them. Hurry up beer-o-clock....damn 1.5 hours to go.

Should be a good game and I feel that the Rabble fans are owed one by the team. A win would make me start signing up again for next year. Remember to come and support the curtain raiser. Melbourne v Harlequins, who are currently 1 and 2 on the local club ladder. Two teams that are playing good...

As cyclopath says:

Lets hope it is nothing trivial.

Not true. If any part of the ball carriers body touches the ground he is deemed to have been tackled and must release/place/play the ball. A player not on his feet may not take any part of the game. The tackler by the same token must also release. The fact of the ball touching the ground has no...

This off a UK website.

No, the laws don’t say that. The laws say the throw is incorrect then the non throwers get a throw in or a scrum. So technically correct, however because it is an incident at which advantage is not explicitly denied, then you would assume that advantage would be played. The interesting thing is...

This is a hard one. The jumper can be pulled to ground if it is done as soon as he touches the ground. BUT this would have to be done before a maul is formed. And for a maul to take place you need an opposition player to be incontact with the ball carrier. If the maul has formed you cannot pull...

I seem to recall that Cipriani asked to come to the Rebels. His initial request was turned down as he was deemed not to be a suitable candidate and the Rebels were not looking for high flyers, more for people who were prepared to do some hard graft. He also was prepared to take a pay cut to join...

Agree Bruce, but if I was to spend my working day organising my stamp collection I reckon my employer is going to get a bit miffed. He needs to grow up and take some responsibility for himself.

This season the referees have been instructed to be exceptionally strict on the off-side in general play rule. This means that if a player has kicked ahead, his team mates must immediately retire towards their goal line. Waiting to be put on-side is no longer acceptable. Why. because by having...

I was in agreement until you said Dickenson. He might be a technically correct ref, but you never see any rugby with him.

You just did. Can I say that I agree with you?

I had a really painful hangnail last week.