Congrats to the new members of the MidSouth Rugby Referee Society for their successful completion of Level 1 IRB Match Official training held February 23rd, 2014 in Nashville. Level 1 is the first step for any rugby referee and is designed to introduce the skills excel as a local referee. Attending the event were: […]
The USA Rugby Committee has just voted (in a rare show of unanimity) to adopt the silent version of ‘yes, nine’ for all levels of adult rugby. The verbal ‘yes, nine’ will remain in effect for U19/high school and younger. This is meant to take effect immediately – games played March 1 and after. For adult matches, […]
Level 1 Referee Course in Nashville, Feb 23, 2014 Steps to start refereeing: Contact Bill Peterson, the MSRRS Chairman to get in touch with your local referee coach. Register for the Level 1 IRB Referee Course in Nashville, TN on Feb 23, 2014 via USA Rugby. After registering, forward the confirmation email to the course […]
The IRB has addressed this issue in a couple of Clarifications (2006) and one Law change (2012). Briefly, tights are not appropriate wear for rugby because they negatively affect the ability of a tackler to grasp the legs of a ball carrier. People have tried to get around this by claiming tights are “underwear” or […]
Subject: There seems to be some confusion about the use of a “Brain Bin” and I would like to help clear some of it up. The “Brain Bin” is not recommended by USA Rugby or IRB for anything but elite and/or international play. It should not be used except at this level of play. Reference: […]
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