Happy New Year to Rocky Mountain Rugby Referees and guests!
Our January 2015 Law Quiz is now live. For any questions on the quiz, pls. contact Derek Summers.
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World Rugby Law Clarifications (Dec 2014)
Referees, World Rugby has recently issued three law clarifications. Those clarifications have been truncated below, but the full descriptions are available via the links below.
Clarification # 7 – “The Bunny Hop”
Scenario: Team A are awarded a scrum. After winning the ball in the ensuing scrum, the hindmost player in that scrum grasps the ball with his feet or ankles and, whilst still bound to the scrum, bunny hops forwards with the ball still caught between his feet/ankles. Is this action legal?
Clarification: The action of “bunny hopping” as described is not permissible. Law 20.9 (b) states that All players: Handling in the scrum. Players must not handle the ball in the scrum or pick it up with their legs. Sanction: Penalty kick.
There is no ambiguity in this law. Law 20.9 (c) refers to winning the ball whereas 20.9 (b) relates to play after the ball has been won.
2014 Annual General Membership Mtg.
The Eastern Rockies Rugby Referee Society held its 2014 AGM meeting on December 1 in Glendale, CO. Some major items of business:
- Membership approved the Strategic Plan developed in early 2014. The plan will be posted on the website as soon as possible.
- Membership discussed changes to the bylaws. Kurt Weaver is going to draft a final copy of the proposed bylaws for voting and adoption in February. Similarly, the final Code of Conduct will also be presented to the membership for adoption in February.
- As a part of the changes to the bylaws, the membership voted to change the name of the Society to “Rocky Mountain Rugby Referees.” The change to the new name will begin on this site and elsewhere will take place over the next several months.
- Rey Hernandez and Stu Geiger were elected as co-match secretary. Steve Gore was elected Treasurer. Tom Coburn was elected to a second term as Chairman.
Video of the meeting is available via YouTube:
December Law Quiz
We thank our Eastern Rockies teammates as well as referees from not only the U.S. but around the world for participating in last month’s law quiz. Keep reading your law books!
Our December 2014 Law Quiz is now live. For any questions on the quiz, pls. contact Derek Summers.
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Monthly Law Quiz
Our November 2014 Law Quiz is now live. The results will be discussed at the 2014 AGM which will be held on December 1 at Glendale. For any questions on the quiz, pls. contact Derek Summers.
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