Community Game Update for 24 September 2020 and a message from RFU CEO, Bill Sweeney
Community Game Update – 24 September
Category: Education
WEBINAR: Supporting Mental Health in Rugby
Models of Good Practice (MoGP) from across the Game.
England Rugby Front Row Logic Tree
Questions raised recently in the National Leagues and community game, have highlighted widespread confusion over teams being unable to replace a front row player, leading to uncontested scrums.
Like Pearce, Rugby Union Referee
We spoke to Luke Pearce a week before he flew to Japan, when he shared some of his refereeing insights.
Revised RFU Discipline Reports
For season 2019-20 the revised forms were reviewed and refined to create three report forms:
Match Official Development Review & Performance Review Survey Feedback
In August 2018 the Rugby Football Referees’ Union and England Rugby’s Match Official Development Team introduced a nationally standardised approach to supporting the development of match officials, placing the Match Official(s) at the centre of a two-way high-quality feedback process.
Law & Regulation Updates for Season 2019/20
To all RFRU & Referee Society Secretaries Working with the RFRU, we have pulled together a slide deck for the law and regulation changes which will have an impact on match officials and consequently their interaction/discussions with coaches and players at the start of the season. The intention of the slide deck is to support… Read more »
Match Official Development Review & Performance Review Survey Feedback
In August 2018 the Rugby Football Referees’ Union and England Rugby’s Match Official Development Team introduced a nationally standardised approach to supporting the development of match officials, placing the Match Official(s) at the centre of a two-way high-quality feedback process.
Match officials announced for bumper series of women’s test matches
With the road to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 well underway for teams and match officials, test series in Fiji, USA, Australia and New Zealand will provide a feast of action for fans between May and August. The action kicks off with the Asia Pacific Women’s Championship between Fiji, Hong Kong and Samoa in Lautoka… Read more »
World Rugby furthers concussion prevention commitment with new high-tackle sanction framework
World Rugby has issued a law application guideline and supporting educational materials to assist everyone in the game with the on-field sanction decision-making process for high tackle and shoulder charges.
