Rob du Preez and the other Sharks coaches will hardly have had much time to rest on their laurels after a reasonable victory over the Pumas last week. […]
Posts tagged with: Laws
Never a dull moment in Currie Cup
3 Aug 17 09:47 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Zero tolerance in 2017
4 Jan 17 11:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 27 Comments
World Rugby have taken a stance this year that I feel is long overdue: starting today, there will be absolutely no tolerance when it comes to tackles that make contact with the head. Far too often in the past we’ve allowed ourselves to make excuses or be lulled into acceptance of dangerous tackles in this game and with serious incidents of concussion and other brain injury causing lasting effects for players, it is certainly right that law changes should be made. […]
SANZAAR clarifies Super Rugby laws for 2016
2 Feb 16 10:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
Right. Unfortunately, some of the prior speculation about law changes for Super Rugby was just that and has not been confirmed. Below is the gospel version from the hastily renamed “SANZAAR” organization. […]
Back to the future: no more endless TMO’ing
20 Jan 16 10:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 92 Comments
Here’s a tittle good news, courtesy of our friends on Rugby365.com. Our friends at SANZAAR (yes, that’s right, they added another superfluous “A”) have decide to revert to 2013’s TMO protocols for this year’s Southern Hemisphere competitions, meaning far more limited scope for involvement of the fourth match official during the course of the game. […]
Varsity Cup, sort yourself out
14 Jan 16 10:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 137 Comments
I only got about a third of the way through reading the explanation of the next set of crazy laws to be trialled in Varsity Cup this year before closing the browser tab in disgust and rather moving on to something else. […]
The man in the middle
15 Oct 14 10:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 40 Comments
Referees are, of course, custodians of the law between the four white lines, with rugby pundits across the globe always quick to point out that, somewhat uniquely, rugby has “laws” rather than “rules”. For the man tasked with blowing Saturday’s Currie Sup semi-final between the Lions and the Sharks, understanding the intricacies of applying technical legal interpretations is really nothing new. […]
A whole new set of rules
16 May 12 09:26 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 40 Comments
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has confirmed that there will be a host of rule changes that will take effect in August for the Northern Hemisphere and in January for the Southern Hemisphere, and includes both domestic and international fixtures. […]
A different set of rules for Mitchell?
12 Mar 12 11:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
I find it absolutely outrageous that Lions coach John Mitchell can get away with his criticisms of the match officials after Saturday’s loss to the Sharks in Durban. Any player who dared to utter anything even vaguely as direct would find themselves in hot water pretty darn quickly. […]
Sharks an easy target for on-form kickers
7 Mar 12 12:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 40 Comments
This is hardly rocket science, I guess, but it seems to be a very strong pattern that’s emerging; the Sharks give away far too many penalties in games and have done so for quite some time. It seems that all you need to do in order to beat the Durbanites these days is pick a 90% goal kicker and let the Sharks do the rest. […]
New disciplinary laws for Super Rugby
2 Feb 12 07:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 7 Comments
SANZAR have issued a press release describing a number of variations to the disciplinary rules that will be trialled during Super Rugby 2012. […]
Working towards a common goal
30 Jan 12 16:17 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 5 Comments
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it clear that he will work with the SupeRugby franchises, as well as approaching the overseas based players and agents, to be able to select the best possible Springbok squad. […]
To card, or not to card
14 Mar 11 17:22 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 4 Comments
André Watson, South Africa’s refereeing boss, has expressed his concern in the use (overuse?) of yellow cards (sin bin) for players who infringe at the tackle. […]
IRB paves the way for 15min Half Time and other new laws
24 Nov 10 19:54 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 16 Comments
The International Rugby Board Council today approved amendments to two aspects of Law that will ensure that the welfare of players always comes first. […]
Discipline, technique vital for Sharks win
27 Oct 10 10:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
The Sharks have shown this season that their new All Black-esque ball-in-hand approach can be more than a match for any team on the day. The challenge in the final is a little different, though and they will need to ensure that their execution is flawless and their discipline superb in order to win the trophy on Saturday. […]
Referees: They’re not so bad…
19 Sep 10 19:29 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 11 Comments
Put your hand up if you too are sick and tired of listening to one-eyed fans whinge and moan about referees. […]