Clarity around 2024-2025 Key Focus Area Law 9.4 Obstruction

To increase player safety, World Rugby has outlawed the practice of front-rows placing their heads onto opposition players’ shoulders between the call of ‘bind’ and ‘set’ on engagement. In practice, there must be a gap between the front rows after the ‘bind’ call.

World Rugby has released a framework for determining the sanction for a high tackle including an explanatory video. The framework can also be downloaded as a PDF.

New laws regarding uncontested scrums taking effect soon.

Rugby Colorado law clarifications worth the consideration of every ref in Colorado.

2019 rugby law changes and variations.

World Rugby is implementing new law trials beginning this year beginning August 1st in the northern hemisphere.

World Rugby is trying to curb the incidences of head contact in the game of rugby.

A guide to a ball carrier hurdling another player in rugby.

Law clarifications around kicking the rugby ball whilst it lies in a ruck.

USA Rugby has adopted the 2016 World Rugby law clarifications.

RMRR’s Steve Gore, Stu Geiger, and Rick Goldammer traveled to England for our annual exchange with the Devon Rugby Referees Society. While the guys will be presenting their experiences at an upcoming society meeting, we can’t help but share this image from Gloucester:

World Rugby Law Clarifications - December 2014

A thoughtful aggregation provided by USA Rugby National 7s Referee Manager Paddy McNally during the 2014 Summer 7s season, providing some excellent advice on how to manage the sevens game.

Derek Summers called up to the big stage to see if he’s got what it takes to make the next level!