This is one of the presentations given by Andy McMillan (Chairman, Training & Development) at the pre-season meetings in August 2021. It concerns the Global Law Trials that are to be applied for this season (2021/22).
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This is one of the presentations given by Andy McMillan (Chairman, Training & Development) at the pre-season meetings in August 2021. It concerns the Society's Preferred Options paper on "Managing Refereeing Trends at Professional Level with particular reference to the Community Game".
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This Preferred Options paper address issues of perceived disparity between refereeing at the professional level and the Community Game level.
Members are asked to read the "Preface" first, which describes the rationale and methodology used. This PO differs from the others in that it is a lengthy read. However, ...
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Version of PO#20 in a format that can be printed out and inserted in a PO booklet.
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Preferred Options paper (#20) addresses the challenges of refereeing the Head Contact Process (HCP) in the community game.
The HCP is a world-wide requirement in rugby refereeing and must be applied. Society referees are asked to consider the issues and recommendations in the paper to help ensure a consistent and fair ...
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To facilitate the earliest possible return to rugby as we know it, rugby authorities negotiated certain temporary changes to some laws to reduce the time spent in close face-to-face contact during some phases of the game. This PO paper provides supporting notes from the Society on the RFU “COVID-19 Law Variations 202...
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This document provides some considered responses to the questions posed in "Maintaining Focus No. 4 - Other Arriving Players at a Tackle".
These considered responses were gathered from a range of referees and advisers. Members are strongly encouraged to answer the questions on their own before looking at the responses, ...
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