This PO was presented at the extra Society meeting on 23rd May 2023. It summarises the Tackle Height Domestic Law Variation (DLV) using the text from the RFU guidelines for implementing the DLV and further considerations and clarifications raised during the various consultation exercises. It is further annotated with ...
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This is the presentation from the Society March Meeting
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See also Tackle Height some issues
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One year from his interview for an England Rugby website article - "Young, Talented and in Control", Nathan
Power, one of our Young Match Officials (YMO), features in this month's England Rugby Match Official Update.
Nathan recently refereed his first senior game (Broughton RUFC 1XV vs Ashton Under Lynne 1XV) and ...
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This Preferred Options paper provides guidance on the Global Law Trials that apply from January 2023. Though the focus is on elite rugby, the general principles cover the whole game.
(This paper replaces the previous PO#17, which covered the now redundant Covid-related guidance.)
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(This form was revised in January 2023.)
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These guidelines were issued by the RFU to referees' societies in August 2022. The guidelines complement PO#15, "Safeguarding and Child Protection".
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This PO (#15) summarises key
points from the Society's Safeguarding and Child Protection
Policy
See also the supplement to this PO: RFU Match Official Safeguarding Guidelines
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This PO paper contains Society advice and guidance on the often challenging area of dealing with foul play and applying the necessary sanctions.
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