IRB rules on time
Wed, 17 Mar 2010
The Laws of rugby football are, in a sense, a compendium of failure. Somebody does something that looks wrong or not quite kosher or causing an unwanted effect and that becomes law. This has happened now with deciding the end of a match, after the incident which ended the Wales-France encounter. Full story...

Distance of a quick throw-in
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Law changes have made clear how far the ball must travel at a quick throw-in from touch. Full story...

Latest IRB Maul Ruling
Mon, 27 Oct 2008
In response to requests for a ruling on the maul made by the New Zealand Rugby Union, the IRB's designated members have issued a ruling dated 22 October 2008. Full story...

ELVs: Paddy says
Wed, 15 Oct 2008
The experimental law variations went universal on 1 August. The Southern Hemisphere would like more change, the Northern Hemisphere less. Full story...

ELVs: SANZAR talks on
Wed, 15 Oct 2008
The SANZAR nations - South Africa, New Zealand, Australia - met in Sydney on Wednesday and discussed the method of using the experimental law variations in 2009. Full story...

IRB's rule on line-out numbers
Thu, 14 Aug 2008
Earlier this month the Designated Members of the International Rugby Board gave a ruling on a query from the Italian Rugby Federation. Full story...


(c) Gallo
QUESTIONS HERE
Jaco Peyper, just appointed to two more matches in Australia, is again answering readers' questions.

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(c) AFP
Refs for Weeks 6-8
SANZAR has announced the match official for Weeks 6-8. They include the return of Stuart Dickinson and Nathan Pearce from injury and relatively new men in Jaco Peyper, Jonathon White and Garratt Williamson.
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Super 14, Week 3
Week 3 was a good weekend for the New Zealand sides, for all five of them won. The stats will tell you what happened match by match and you can then see which side...
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Keith Brown
Keith Brown from the deep south of New Zealand, is relatively new to Super rugby but this season he has been appointed to three matches in the first four rounds - in Durban, Cape Town and Christchurch.
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