It has been reported that Director of Refereeing Tony Archer has been stood down from his position. This is off the back of numerous controversies throughout…
It has been reported that Director of Refereeing Tony Archer has been stood down from his position. This is off the back of numerous controversies throughout…
Friday was an embarrassing day to be a rugby league fan. Instead of focussing on the top-of-the-table clash between the Rabbitohs and Storm, we…
How truly pathetic must someone be to threaten the life of another person because of a refereeing decision? There is no justification for such…
There is plenty of talk about crowd numbers being dismal for an NRL finals series and loads of reasons are put out there as…
Based on Rounds 1 to 26 we can't expect consistency from the officials during the finals. However, Tony Archer and his team have the…
Salih Dursun has gone where no man has ever gone before and tried to flip the tables on the referees. The Trabzonspor player was…
The four-try bonus point is now a thing of the past after SANZAAR today announced a name change and a new set of law…
This has to be the worst referee of the year. During a game between Oak Harbour and North Whidbey in Washington a referee was…
The referees for the Rugby World Cup quarter finals have been announced, with the All Blacks missing out on having Wayne Barnes officiate their…
Round 2 of the Rugby Championship at the weekend featured two French referees - Romain Poite who controlled the All Blacks-Wallaby international at Wellington,…
Round 2 of the Rugby Championship at the weekend featured two French referees - Romain Poite who controlled the All Blacks-Wallaby international at Wellington,…
Round 2 of the Rugby Championship at the weekend featured two French referees - Romain Poite who controlled the All Blacks-Wallaby international at Wellington,…
Gerard Sutton and Ben Cummins have been selected to referee the 2015 NRL Grand Final this Sunday between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland…
Gerard Sutton and Ben Cummins have been selected to referee the 2015 NRL Grand Final this Sunday between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland…
Gerard Sutton and Ben Cummins have been selected to referee the 2015 NRL Grand Final this Sunday between the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland…
Football Federation Federation has announced Chris Beath, Jarred Gillett and Ben Williams as its first full-time professional referees, signing them to A-League contracts for…
Two things in sport always seem to be brought up in relation to umpires. Good teams beat bad umpires, and if your team loses…
Lots of codswallop has been said and written over the past couple of days about the send-off rule and what has happened to it.…
A few weeks ago a pleasant stroll through the farmers' market was interrupted by a Rugby Man. Really it was my own fault, I…
Veteran referee Steve Walsh has retired from officiating the game after almost two decades of refereeing at the top level. 43-year-old Walsh refereed in…
The NRL have announced changes aimed at improving refereeing in 2015, including nominating a senior referee who will control a minimum of 80 per…
Like many other footy fans, I was a little surprised when referees' boss Tony Archer announced a series of adapted methods of utilising officials…
They may be magnificent, but it is official - the All Blacks are no longer a protected species under the laws of the game,…
In 1997, the video referee was introduced in both the ARL and Super League competitions to help referees when they weren't sure if a…
In 1997, the video referee was introduced in both the ARL and Super League competitions to help referees when they weren't sure if a…
In 1997, the video referee was introduced in both the ARL and Super League competitions to help referees when they weren't sure if a…
Troubled rugby league star Blake Ferguson has taken a further step towards proving he's a fit person to return to the NRL, after completing…
Troubled rugby league star Blake Ferguson has taken a further step towards proving he's a fit person to return to the NRL, after completing…
Troubled rugby league star Blake Ferguson has taken a further step towards proving he's a fit person to return to the NRL, after completing…
It occurred to me recently that I couldn't actually remember the last time I witnessed a send-off in a game of rugby league. My…
National Rugby League referees are finding it harder to make important calls because the video referee is doing it for them. Was that ball…
Penalty decisions – correct or incorrect – are having too much influence on the outcome of NRL matches. In a game of grey areas…
The effort to ensure the referees never make a mistake seems admirable but I, for one, have grave doubts about it. If sport offers…
After the disappointing performance by the Springboks in their match versus Scotland on the weekend, a number of pundits, ex-rugby players and the like…
After the disappointing performance by the Springboks in their match versus Scotland on the weekend, a number of pundits, ex-rugby players and the like…
It has been reported that Director of Refereeing Tony Archer has been stood down from his position. This is off the back of numerous controversies throughout…
2018
Bloody oath cobba. Good yarn