ELVs

Posted on 23 June, 2008 by Ref

It’s the National Panel conference this coming weekend so yesterday afternoon, I spent some quality time getting to know the ELVs. As ive said before, I’d taken the deliberate step of avoiding all of them until I had finished the old season and could concentrate on them properly.
I don’t often have cause to praise the [...]

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Happy days

Posted on 11 June, 2008 by Ref

Today I am feeling old (it’s my birthday), but also rather pleased that in December, there will be a little ref within the community.

 
Refblog is going to be a daddy!
 

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IRB tells refs how to ref

Posted on 5 June, 2008 by Ref

Referees to enforce tackle and ruck law
(IRB.COM) Wednesday 4 June 2008

The IRB today confirmed that, following agreement at the annual Council meeting in May, a Laws protocol letter was sent to all Member Unions stating that match officials at all levels of the Game must referee the Tackle (Law 15) and Ruck (Law 16) in accordance [...]

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RFU decide on ELVs for youth rugby

Posted on 2 June, 2008 by Ref

Well, they’ve decided which ones not to go for:

RFU take action over ELVs in interests of youth game
by RFU Press Office

 

 

RFU Press Release

June 2, 2008
The RFU Management Board has carefully considered a recommendation of the RFU Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) Implementation Task Group regarding introduction of some of the ELVs into the youth game in [...]

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OK, so what happens next?

Posted on 1 June, 2008 by Ref

Well, a year after it started, my season just ended. Seems like forever ago since I jetted off to Durban for the start of my season.  Now, it’s June 1st and I’m sitting here after a day at HQ, after a great experience at the County Championship Final and the England BaaBaa’s game. Well the [...]

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