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		<title>Concussion &#8211; what&#8217;s our role as referees?</title>
		<link>http://refblog.co.uk/2012/12/25/concussion-whats-our-role-as-referees-rugbyrefs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally I am approached by people to collaborate on articles or sponsored link. Usually rubbish commercial stuff so I don&#8217;t, but the following was suggested by a company working for a firm of personal injury lawyers*. Some interesting thoughts for us officials and certainly an area I think will be more important focus at grass [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=742&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speech of the year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This is our time, and one day we will tell our children and our grandchildren that when our time came, we did it right&#8221; Lord Coe, Opening Ceremony, London 2012, 27 July<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=741&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;is retiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so it came to pass. After 110 National League matches refereed, numerous run outs with a flag, and the occasional Number 4 &#38; 5 appointments, I have advised the RFU Referee management team of my intention to step down from the National Panel of Referees in the New Year. I&#8217;ve recently moved jobs meaning [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=729&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Discipline update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For reasons linked to a game I refereed in November, I&#8217;ve been keeping an eye on proceedings in Bristol this evening where the RFU are holding a series of Disciplinary hearings. My mind went back to some of the Premiership coaches remarks in the press at the weekend. All of them were, quelle surprise, critical [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=731&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Audio: behind the scenes with Craig Joubert</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting behind the scenes audio with Craig Joubert in Cardiff last weekend are of the iRB Click here:Total Rugby Radio &#8211; iRB<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=725&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Pearson retires form refereeing &#8211; new 6 Nations Referee Coach</title>
		<link>http://refblog.co.uk/2012/09/14/dave-pearson-retires-form-refereeing-new-6-nations-referee-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DAVE PEARSON APPOINTED AS RBS 6 NATIONS ELITE REFEREE COACH For immediate release: Friday 14th September 2012 ENGLISH referee Dave Pearson has become the first Elite Referee Coach appointed by the Six Nations. Pearson has spent 10 years in the RFU Professional Referee Unit, refereeing over 300 senior games including 29 Tests, and will join [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=723&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New TMO trials for live Premiership matches</title>
		<link>http://refblog.co.uk/2012/08/20/new-tmo-trials-for-live-premiership-matches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We knew the Aviva Premiership would trial the new TMO ideas outlined by the IRB earlier in the summer. Here&#8217;s the detail on how it will work: Television Match Official This trial, which has been supported by the RFU’s Laws Sub Committee and the TMO Steering Group, will take place in all matches shown live [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=721&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yippee, it&#8217;s here!</title>
		<link>http://refblog.co.uk/2012/07/27/yippee-its-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I, for one, am really excited by the Olympics. I remember the day it was announced (and sadly the awful events of the following day) &#8211; I worked near Hyde Park and you could hear the roar from Trafalgar Square from there. Awesome.   And the Olympic Park looks terrific! I visited the park [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=715&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waynes Barnes recalled to top IRB referees pool</title>
		<link>http://refblog.co.uk/2012/07/06/waynes-barnes-recalled-to-top-irb-referees-pool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news for Wayne. Glad to see the Referee selection process working as advertised a few months back. Match officials named for Rugby Championship (IRB.COM) Friday 6 July 2012     Wayne Barnes will referee Argentina&#8217;s encounter with Australia on the Gold Coast The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of match officials for [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=712&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scrum engagement changes for new season</title>
		<link>http://refblog.co.uk/2012/06/13/scrum-engagement-changes-for-new-season/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure why it&#8217;s taken them so long to put this out, but here&#8217;s the official news release on the scrum engagement sequence IRB to address scrum issues with global trial (IRB.COM) Tuesday 12 June 2012 • “Crouch, touch, set” will be the call • One part of an ongoing process to improve the scrum [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=refblog.co.uk&#038;blog=1156534&#038;post=710&#038;subd=rugbyrefereeblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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