Archive For The “Historical” Category

More On Law and More On Rugby Around The World

By | November 27, 2014

RUGBY AROUND THE WORLD Commodification Sevens Commodification started with the Hong Kong Sevens and now Wellington seems to be taking the lead as the ultimate in making rugby a commodity. I guess Olympic recognition will have the same impact at the other SWS venues so long as there is a middle class who can afford […]

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The Laws and Public Understanding : and : The Way We Were Part 7 The IRB Goes To Dublin

By | September 30, 2014

THE LAWS AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING At the ARFU Sevens in Hong Kong Korea had field position 5metres from the Philippines goal line. The tackled Korean player was on the ground, as you would expect a tackled player to be along with the tackler. Two Korean players were bound to each other and on their feet […]

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The Way We Were and Serevi’s Philosophy

By | July 21, 2014

The Way We Were – Part 5 –  Challenging the Law It is the role of the refs to apply the Law and it is the role of the coaches and players to gain an advantage from them within the framework of the Law. It is in this way that the game has evolved and […]

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