Archive for January, 2010

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

SANZAR: Dual Refs..a must !

Source: Dual-referee system on the table for Super rugby Well having two touch judges (Assistant Refs) and a on field ref still doesn’t seam to keep the players on side at the break down. How would you work this,, A forwards ref, with a backs ref.. A ref on the left and side, and another on […]

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Aussie Rugby in deep poop !

Source: Trans tasman rugby declares bore war Extracts.. John O’Neill, the ARU chief executive, admitted Australian rugby hit ”rock bottom” during a torpid 2009 campaign in which none of the nation’s four Super 14 franchises reached the tournament’s semifinals. ”Reds, Waratahs, Brumbies, Force … we’ve all sat around the table and looked at the reality […]

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Sanzer new tackle rule: We Like It !

Source: Sanzar Looks to speed up the game …”We’ve agreed the tackler must release everything when he goes to ground and not hold on as he gets to his feet.” The upshot will be more time for the tackled player to either pop the ball away to a support player or to place it back […]