Laws: The History of release
Thu, 04 Feb 2010
Much has been made of the emphasis on the tackler's obligation to release the tackled player. For many it is seen as a new law. But is it. Full story...

CC Final referees
Fri, 30 Oct 2009
Jonathan Kaplan will referee his fifth Currie Cup Final in Pretoria on Saturday, one of 23 referees to referee a Final since the first Final in 1939. Full story...

Attached, detached, attached
Tue, 10 Nov 2009
At one stage in the appointment of referees in South Africa's, appointing unattached referees was seen as a virtue. That has changed a bit this year. Full story...

When the Fighting Starts
Thu, 17 Jul 2008
The story may be apocryphal but it is worth the telling. It's about handling fighting - or at least one way to do so. Full story...

When the Fighting Starts
Thu, 17 Jul 2008
The story may be apocryphal but it is worth the telling. It's about handling fighting - or at least one way to do so. Full story...

History of sin bins and cards
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Neither sin bins nor sanctionary cards go back a long time in rugby. In fact they are not even rugby ideas. Full story...


(c) Gallo
QUESTIONS HERE
Like the other Super 14 referees, Craig Joubert has one foot in the stirrup. But first he answers readers' questions.

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Two referees?
A voice from the past is being heard in Australia with the suggestion that a two-referee system be introduced in Super Rugby, "as soon as next year"...
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Scrum watch
The scrum is one of the biggest issues in world rugby and of great concern to the law-makers, the International Rugby Board.
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Refs wear headbands
Those who have been to Newlands for the two matches in the Tri-Series will have seen the referees, Jonathan Kaplan and Mark Lawrence, wearing bands around their heads.
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