Play On : the rugby referee podcast

Excited that to have a UK guest on the pod — Hannah Everitt- who is a trailblazer in rugby leadership.

Hannah Everitt achievement's:

The focus on this pod is on how Hannah got into refereeing and becoming president.

Structure of the society and how it looks like for the levels, appointments and being a regional manager during a pandemic.

Touching on new referees and junior referees. Also match offical abuse and club...

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up for one of the final weekly pods before the end of the year !

The past weekend of rugby had it all- from eye gouging to referees being tackled we reviewed the 15s and 7s matches.

Main Segments:

Rugby news:

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again to discussed some exciting rugby news and review the remaining of the Autumn International matches.

Dubai 7s starts, awards for the NSW Champions of Sports and new Gilbert ball.

Main segment:

Golden Whistle: Hollie Davidson

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Candace, Rob and Peacey are back again with some Autumn Internationals.

Discussing Eddie’s press conference to the National Championship. The rugby news never stops.

Main segment:

Ending with Appointments :)

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Rob and Candace on the pod this week reviewing the Autumn Internationals.

So much Rugby Mach Official News:

Main segment: Autumn Internationals

Appointments for those Autumn Internationals

Captain Chat: Angus Gardner : from the Fran...

This week- Candace, Rob and Pearcey review matches from the weekend. With the UK Prem on a break and Rugby World Cup 2027 Final Qualification Tournament is in full swing.

While Beauden Barrett steps out, Candace Barritt steps into the wrong park.

The focus this week is on England vs Australia & Ireland vs All Blacks rugby matches.

Law of the week: Touch Law: 18.2 d.— Ben O’Keef...

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up to review the rugby news this week and some continued trends we are seeing in game and how it affects match officials.

Highlighting some fun rugby news: R360 and referees responses, Sarah Cox on the Rugby Rodeo podcast, Orange card and Test appointments.

Main segment:

Law of the week: Offside and onside in open play: 10.1 d.

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The three have reunited after Pearcey long deserved break.

Starting off with some rugby news with awards season and appointments.

Notable appointments and covering off the hot house for match officials in Dubai for the World Cup Qualification Tournament.

Main segment:

Golden Whistle: Karl Dickson

Law Of The Week: 19:15 f - Scrum

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First ever of a Rapid Pod !

Candace, Rob and Pearcey discuss in short time frame what you should cover before your match.

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Candace and Rob meet up to review some rugby news and the last of the Bledisloe Cup.

Rugby News:

Segments:

Listener question: seatbelt tackles - how do referees mange this within the high tackle framework ?

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Candace and Rob meet up this week as Pearcey takes a holiday. Don’t worry we still covered all things rugby/ referee related

Rugby news: Referee + Coach + Player of the year awards

Main segments:

Golden Whistle: Hollie Davison

Law of the week: Kick-off and restart kicks, 12.12b

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The three - Candace, Rob and Pearcey- meet up again to discuss some rugby news and all things Rugby World Cup.

Rugby news:

Main topic:

Law of the week: Line-out Law- joining from the receiver (but no exchange)

Captain chat: Maggie Cogger-Orr : to the front row

Homework: Corner posts...

The three are back (Candace, Rob, Pearcey) to discuss Rugby new & World Cup Semi finals

Topics: 

1) Abby Dow crochet whistle 

2) Bledisloe 

3) KENTA 

4) World Cup stats 

Appointments for the Semi Finals

Rugby World Cup: 

1) South Africa maul 

2)French player biting - sanction 

Main segment: 

Wallabies v Argentina 

1) Captain management

2) Storming ref room 

3) Free kick - charge down 

4) Calling a mark 

Law of the we...

What a week of rugby! Candace, Rob and Pearcey gather to discuss all things rugby/match official related.

Candace and Pearcey- reflecting on Central West Grand Final

Rugby News- Australia debt paid off, leading clinics in USA, guest panel events and more World Cup Qualifier matches.

Rugby World Cup:

Big Games:

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up to review another exciting weekend of the Rugby World Cup !

The three review their own matches and reflect on some finals competitions in Sydney & Country.

Rugby news:

Rugby World Cup- Week 2:

Candace highlights findings from the Rugby World Cup press conference. <...

The three match officials (Candace, Rob and Pearcey) meet up again to discuss all things Rugby World Cup related.

Rugby news: exploring World Rugby rankings, International Rugby Match Officials (IRMO) new General Manager and Nic White gets presented referee jersey.

Main Segment: World Cup

Law of the week: In-Goal- 21.4 + 21.5 + 21.17

Have read on Keith Lewis- World Rugby Law Coordinator article on- Open Play Pod Lift

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The three meet up again to discuss the Wallabies Win over the Springboks !

Firstly wanted to thank our host Pearcey for sharing his story regarding an incident that happened after refereeing what was a great game of rugby.

Main segment:

Law of the week: Ruck - 15.16

Listen to our guest pods to know more about the World Cup from a match official point of view: Ella Go...

Guest Pod this week is all about the Women’s World Cup, fellow NSW Rugby Referee about to head to England to represent Australia- Ella Goldsmith!

The Play On hosts ask:

-How did you get into refereeing ?

-Tell us more about your role for Rugby Australia ?

-Tell us about the processes leading up to RWC 2025.

-How has your fitness changed from preparing for a World Cup?

Plus more ….

The interview finishes with the Play On ‘rapid fire’ questions.

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The three are back again talking about the 3rd (final) Lions Test.

The main highlight is our host - Nathan Pearce - refereeing the 2nd half of the Classic Wallabies vs Classic Lions match.

Main segment:

Captain chat: overheard from a Central West Referee

White boots vs black boots for referees ?

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back this week discussing their match official point of view of the Lions Tests (1&2)

Rugby news and update on some homework on whether the ball mid air from passing from ruck is covered by law. (Thanks Rassie)

Main segment: Lions Tests

-ruck breakdown

-not releasing the ball after a tackle

-entering players clearing out at a ruck

-Wayne Barnes articles of the Lions test

Law of the week: Tackle- 14:15 a

Law Clarification: off side...

Guest Pod this week is all about the Women’s World Cup, fellow Canadian now representing New Zealand- Maggie Cogger-Orr !

Maggie answers the Play On Pod’s rapid (not so rapid) quick fire questions

What is your favourite law to best reffing story. Maggie tells us about her personal refereeing mantra or motto.

This and much more with the lead up to Womens World Cup.

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Guest Pod this week is not Lions related but all about the Women’s World Cup, fellow Canadian now representing New Zealand- Maggie Cogger-Orr !

The three discuss the below topics:

-How did you get into refereeing ?

-Tell us about your international debut at the Women’s 6Nations?

-Tell us more New Zealand Rugby Women’s Referee Development Manger?

-How does your game prep change from 7s to 15s?

-What was it like receiving the news about being selected for the World Cup?

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back again with rugby news and some in depth review of international matches.

The all important World Rugby Rankings— where is each country now before the seeding of the RWC2027

Highlight some past appointments for the Women’s game + review important Wallaroos warm-up matches

Main segment: Italy vs South Africa

-Review of the kick-off from the match

Law of the week: Kick-off and restart kicks 12:15 & 12:16

-Maul set up off a ruck

-Head butt - resu...

With the first test of the British & Irish Lions match coming up, the pod have a special guest from New Zealand- Chris Pollock !

Chris is New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Manager. Previously he had a career refereeing both in Super Rugby and International matches.

The Play On team chat through the below topics:

-Memories of his role as the match official for the last Lions tour of Australia

-Discussing his role as the High Performance Referee Manager for New Zealand

-What changes he would ma...

Candace is back from holidays and the three are reunited chatting about rugby.

The three reflect on their rugby matches from the past weekend. With Pearcey sharing about some kangaroos invading his match !

They discuss the Wallabies vs Fiji match and review the high impact decisions from both MO and TMO. Linked with the physics around a forward passes.

World Rugby new heat guidelines are released.

Plus, how many kilometres do referees cover in a 15s match at test to community level?

They finish...

While Candace Caravan continues carouseling around warmer climes, Rob and Pearcey get stuck into the warmth of rugby from all points of the compass.

The Lions have landed, and roared. What did we see?

World Rugby’s first Law Clarification of 2025, and naturally enough, a Law of the week.

A half century since a very special rugby moment, and a local homage to that moment, intended or otherwise.

So many matches, so many match official appointments- a quick look at who is where and when.

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Rob and Pearcey meet in up to discuss all things rugby

As Candace takes a well-earned break, the boys reflect on another massive weekend of rugby around the globe.

How the Super Rugby Final played out, the Lions' stuttering start, and Hollie Davidson does it yet again.

The boys reflect on some huge milestones in the middle, and one off the park too.

Changes in disciplinary procedures at World Rugby, and horny moose on a rugby field.

All this, and m...

The trio are back again— Candace, Rob and Pearcey discussing some finals in England.

Super Rugby Final appointment + Super Rugby Semi Final review. Overall stats provided by Rob.

Review of some high impact decisions for the Gallagher Premiership Final— congrats to Karl Dickson on facilitating Bath v Leicester Tigers match

Captain Chat: Nikki O’Donnell - controlling 9s

Golden Flag: Matt Kellahan

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The trio are back again reflecting on State Champs across NSW and the learnings from the weekend.

Highlight some fun rugby news happening with the Women’s Rugby World Cup soon approaching

The usual Super Rugby appointments, followed by our predictions for who will referee the final !

Followed by match official opportunities:

Law of the week: Scoring- 8.9 & Match Officials- 6.3

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back this week breaking down some Super Rugby matches.

State Champs- congrats to those referees and MODs

Candace goes through some fun rugby news around the world

Main segment: Super Rugby

TMO protocols and the decisions made during the Brumbies vs Crusaders match. What does the game need ?

Rob highlights: Super Rugby + U20 Match Official appointments

Technical Zone homework follow-up:

Answer: 6.28 : a,b,c 

Law of the week: 12.9 - Kick-off and r...

The three in the pod are back again for another weekly round up of rugby.

This week Pearcey shares an experience of how to deal with back chat.

Reminder for those who have access to Rugby Australia learning: the launch of Refereeing Considerations for Women & Girls Rugby is available. Candace highlights how great the education piece is for all referees.

Weekly round up of Super Rugby appointments and some amazing rugby stats from top try scorers across the men’s and women's game.

Golden whistle: Dan Andrews

This week Candace and Rob meet up to discuss all things rugby + match official related !

Breaking news: the 20min red card to be a global law trial

Rob summaries some key updates from the World Rugby- Player Welfare and Laws meeting.

Main segment:

1.Review on Alec Kelter red card and 3 match ban.

2.Moana Pasifika vs Blues match and the ‘attacking phases’

3.Highlighting Pacific 4 series and Super Rugby appointments

Golden Whistle: Ella Goldsmith

Plus highlighting Australian referees selected for the Rugb...

The squad is back this week to share some rugby referee appointments and discuss managing front rowers.

Super Rugby Pacific/ Women’s Pacific 4 series continues and we highlight the appointments for those referees. Plus reflect on the talent coming through the U20s rugby and those match officials

Topics this week:

The trio are back (Candace, Rob, Pearcey) this week with more match official news !

Appointment highlights from LA 7s & Pacific 4 Series.

The British & Irish Lions and July Internationals Match Officials have been announced! The trio review appointments and some milestones for those referees.

Main segment: Mental Health Week - NSW referees.

It’s a powerful reminder that our clubs are communities, and that no one should ever feel they have to struggle alone.

Useful links: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/resources-support/

Golden Wh...

Play On Podcast celebrates our 1 year anniversary :)

The squad (Candace, Rob, Pearcey) meet up to discuss all things Womens 6Nations + rugby news.

Highlighting a special weekend full of Anzac Day rugby and important matches coming up LA 7s & Pacific 4 series.

Review the zipper position for the line-out — is it effective?

Lastly how TMO deal with serious injury- Leicester Tigers v Harlequins match.

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The crew is back with Candace, Rob and Pearcey discussing some of the big calls that happened in the Super Rugby.

The three reflect on their own appointments that took place in the country (bush) and Sydney.

Followed by recapping some rugby news and highlighting from a match official point of view the Singapore 7s, Women’s Super Rugby Final and Women’s 6Nations appointments.

Main focus was the Waratahs vs Chiefs match discussing TMO calls and yellow card for a high tackle.

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Welcome back :) Candace and Rob meet up this week to review the matches from the Women’s 6Nations (W6N) and more !

Rob highlights the usual Super Rugby appointments for the men’s + women’s

Highlight some key decision making during the Women’s final at the Hong Kong 7s

Moving onto the main segment which is reviewing some key moments from Week 1&2 of the W6N.

Golden Whistle: Precious Pazani

Law of the week: 10.1d Loitering (the returning law)

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up for a special guest pod.

What hasn’t our guest achieved refereeing?

x2 Olympics, Rugby World Cups, World Series 7s, WXV, Commonwealth Games, Super Rugby and more

Tyler discusses:

1) Becoming a Police officer while being a rugby referee

2) Olympics - being part of the team of three for Gold Metal match in Paris

3) Fitness times for rugby 7s referees

4) What does recovery look like for elite referees after injury?

5) Rapid fire questions

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up to reflect on the 6 Nations finishing for the men.

Luckily the Women’s 6 Nations (W6N) begins this weekend (March 22nd)

They highlight the appointments from across Super Rugby and the W6N.

Then review the updated World Rugby Rankings based on the 6Nation results. Plus share some crazy stats from the top try scorers.

Quiz Master Rob tests the team on their knowledge around the word ‘Matador’.

Law of the week: Lineout 18.13

Ending the pod wi...

Hello Hello — Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again after a massive weekend full of Super Rugby and 6nations.

They highlight some appointments for the coming weekend.

Reflect on the captain management from the 6nations match- Ireland vs France.

Summarize some key learnings from the 1st Rugby Australia- Match Official Webinar.

Rob explains more about the Foul Play Calibration Group.

Law of the week: 9.11

Golden whistle: Cliff Dodds

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again for an exciting week ahead for 6nations and Super Rugby.

They run through some key appointments from across the competitions from PWR to Super Rugby (Women’s & Men’s)

Rob tests the others with a Pop Quiz - of the Old vs New rugby terms.

Plus they review how the match officials managed the technical zone- during the Hurricanes vs Blues Super Rugby match.

Law of the week: 7.2c - Advantage

Golden Whistle: Maggie Cogger-Orr

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey reunited again.

Highlights: Women’s Super Rugby, Vancouver 7s, 6nations matches, and the Men’s Super rugby.

Discussion on head contact from some of the Super Rugby Matches, and how referees managed this on field.

Focus on Rugby Australia’s Concussion Management Procedure (CMP) update.

Pub quiz knowledge for the Calcutta Cup for those rugby nerds.

Golden Whistle: Ella Goldsmith - Gold metal match for Vancouver 7s

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This week Pearcey and Candace review some rugby news- broadcast deals in Rugby, wheelchair rugby referee course (Register your interest at development@vic.rugby!)

Pearcey reflects on his Match Official Development Conference.

We highlight some of the Round 1 of the Super Rugby. With a focus on the Waratahs vs Highlanders match.

Ending the pod with the Graham Coopers- Rapid Fire Questions.

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Educator, referee and integral part of the rugby framework in Australia. The guest this week is Super Rugby Referee- Graham Cooper (Coops).

Coops describes his rugby background and how he got into refereeing but also his role at Rugby Australia.

He breaks down the Game Management Guidelines (GMGs) and how its created for international, domestic etc

Also all you need to know about how running Perth 7s is like and the match officials participation.

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Candace and Rob meet up to discuss all things referee related.

With 6 Nations match review on key moments in England v France. Which links to what is the definition of a knock on?

Super Rugby begins this weekend with Candace and Rob running through the appointments for match officials.

Main focus is on some MLR law variations.

Golden Whistle: Sam Grove- White

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Our guest Rachel Horton- this week has an amazing background before becoming an International TMO for World Rugby. Rachel recently was involved with Perth 7s and will continue her work for the Women’s 6 Nations 2025.

The Play On team ask Rachel about decision making for TMOs and her thoughts around the use of technology within the sport of rugby. As well as her thoughts on what separates elite referees from others?

The interview finishes with the Play On ‘rapid fire’ questions.

Then Rob and Candace reflect on the men’s 6 nation r...

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again to review some big tournaments and matches.

Referee highlights:

Rob shares some takeaways from a player point of view regarding Mack Hansen in the press conference.

Law review of the week:

Knock ons grey area and forward pass physics

Golden Whistle: Bruce Cook

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up again to discuss all things refereeing

This week the main segment is reviewing the results of the European Rugby Champions Cup and how good the match officials are doing. In particular obstruction call made during a high impact moment.

Topics:

-Highlight Perth 7s pools

-Ref Review of Wayne Barnes book- ‘Throwing the Book’

-Timing for referees feedback from coaches

Law of the week: Rob and Pearcey guess where the law being read is in the law book.

New year of rugby and the Play On Podcast hosts are excited about what’s to come in 2025.

Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back after short hiatus.

Topics:

-Rugby news + Referee selection for 6nations and more

-Honorary golden whistle- Perth 7s organizers

-A referee point of view of Mack Hanson’s misconduct towards the match officials.

-Main segment is on Rugby Australia’s Golden Decade of major events and the plan for match officials.

Ending with our Law of the...

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet for the last podcast of the year !

Candace runs through some rugby weekly highlights for referees.

The main segment is on the new laws passed (and some not, and others on hold).

Highlights and Lowlights of the year- of course referee and rugby related

They briefly discuss the USA referee development of match officials

Ending with Golden Whistle: Luke Rogan — debut refereeing between Mexico and the Cayman Islands

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This week Candace, Rob and Pearcey discuss a few different topics.

-World Rugby Awards

-Dubai 7s - referee highlights

-Recruitment for new rugby referees

-Trends from Autumn Internationals

Law of the week: Maul 16- 2 (a non maul)

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The team is back for all those whistleblowers out there.

Candace, Rob and Pearcey chat about …

-New head of World Rugby

-Autumn International matches and the refereeing trends

-The Coronation of NSW new referee President

-Matches coming up and referee appointments

Law of the week- Foul Play- 9.16, or as Rob calls it The Law of Unintended Consequences.

Captain chat: Luke Pearce

Golden Whistles: Ella Goldsmith and Jess Ling

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey review the Autumn internationals matches from the past weekend. With the main focus being the big win at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham- where the Wallabies beat England - 42-37

Topics:

-How important is a good captain.

-Management in play (breakdown)

-Obstruction/ Escorting management

-Future international matches and our predictions

Law of the week: Scoring 8- 2e

Golden Whistle: Remembering a valuable member of the Central West Rugby Community- Teagan Miller

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back chatting about the big matches from the Autumn Internationals.

Main segment: A match review of England vs New Zealand from a referee perspective.

They touch on the Scotland vs Fiji match- refereed by Craig Evans.

Highlight the Rugby Australia Awards 2024:

Golden Whistle: Ian McGowan, QLD Country Rugby Referees getting the Andrew Cole Community Match Official of the Year award

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Rob and Candace meet up again in a new virtual studio to discuss the Autumn International rugby matches coming up.

They highlight the WXV tournament and how well it was run for match officials and players.

Review the impact the Wallaroos will have with the Rugby World Cup 2025 draw.

They touch on the grey area around the ruck, from a game situation played by Ireland vs New Zealand.

The main segment is about the law trials and variations for the Autumn International matches.

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Rob and Candace are back !

The main segment this week they discuss the topics covered in the ‘Behind the Whistle- The Bledisloe’ Q&A.

The Panel:

Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) & Damian Schneider (Argentina)

TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)

Foul play officer: Eric Gauzins (France)

Plus the WXV has started, with the all in important law trials being used. Rob explains which ones are being used for this tournament.

Golden Whistle: Aimee Barrett-Theron

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In Part 2 of the Interview with Keith Lewis at the London World Rugby office. Candace asks Keith the Play On Podcast rapid fire questions.

They speak about how laws change and why they pick laws to trial.

What is Keith’s motto or mantra when he referees? This and more on Play On

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Candace travels to the World Rugby office to meet Keith Lewis the World Rugby Law Coordinator. 

Keith describes his journey on getting into his current role at World Rugby and his blogging- https://rugbyreferee.net/

They touch on Keith being a TMO for 7yrs but also advising the bunker system.

They review the referee selection for WXV and how this will affect the World Cup in 2025.

Captain chat: Nigel Owen’s 

Closing with Keith Rugby referee journal :) 

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They are back ! Nathan and Candace meet up to discuss Rugby 7s at the Olympics the results and the refereeing that type of game. Plus a little Olympic 7s quiz.

Blowes Cup summary on who might be in the final for Central West Rugby.

What happens when a player is given their 3rd yellow card for the season?

Highlight rugby news: WXV and International tests.

Law of the week: 20.11 (Penalty and free-kick)

Captains chat: thanks to Hollie Davidson

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This week Candace, Rob and Pearcey focus on drop goals in rugby union. How to give a drop goal ? What happens if it’s successful or not? What to look out for?

The other topics discussed are- which national anthem is their favourite at rugby matches as a referee and as a spectator.

They follow with the big question ‘What happens when the ball or other objects hits the referee?’.

We touch on the ‘Sydney Whistle’ and overall referees and their whistle tone.

Law of the week: 6.11 a/b- Match...

The three finally meet up in person for the pod- Candace, Rob and Pearcey.

Pearcey shares his Blowes Cup referee experience which Candace happens to be his Match Official Developer! 

Candace reflects from her Ref #6 experience from the Wallaroos vs Fiji match. 

Main topic: the three review how the trial laws are going within International games and U20s Championship.

Golden Whistle: Amy Perrett

Law of the week: 21.17 (In-goal) & 19.1 (Scrum)

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Candace Barritt and Nathan Pearce focus on Penalty Tries ! How far out is it acceptable to give a penalty try ? What common areas do they occur?

Highlight some rugby referee news: UK Premiership Finals for the Women’s comp has been completed and we highlight those referees involved. Plus, Conrad Smith has become a referee !

They touch on referee exchange programs with referees traveling to New Zealand and South Africa.

Golden Whistle: Wayne Barnes :)

Law of the week: 18.36

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This week, Candace Barritt and Rob McKay cover events in finals rugby across the globe. This includes high impact moments and the processes match officials use to manage them.

A benchmark player suspension handed down by World Rugby.

Is “Respect the kicker” a thing (or not)?

A great example of the captain chat. Plus a new segment- “Ref unfiltered”

The regular Law of the week- its foul play, but not as you know it (9.8 & 9.9)

All this and more from Play On !

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Candace Barritt and Rob McKay meet up again to focus on if rugby players are watching enough rugby. While Rob bares all about his story with meeting Ben O’Keeffe for the first time.

They highlight the Men’s Super Rugby Final with the Blues vs Chiefs coming up and how much impact does the home crowd have on the game and on the match officials. Plus what is the right level of industrial deafness that you need as a match official.

It finishes with how the referee finals selection process works and thei...

This week we have our first guest on the podcast- Stuart Dickinson (Stu): a former World Rugby Referee. He answers some quick fire questions about his most memorable moments, a law he wishes could change and his personal rugby referee motto (plus more)!

The focus this week is to highlight the disappointing news about the Melbourne Rebels going into administration. While celebrating what the club has done to the community in Victoria. Stu and Nathan (Pearcey) get interviewed by Candace on how this news affects Australian Rugby and how this might impact the Victoria Rugby Referees.<...

Coucou ! This week Candace and Rob do a French themed pod.

Rob referee update was his one of a kind tied games scenario.

Highlighting the Pacific 4 series winners and Champions (EPCR) Cup referees. Focus is around timing for try no try and overtime.

Candace tests her grade school French on Rob with some referee French phrases. Joue, Joue !

Golden Whistle: Mathieu Raynal

Law of the week: The ground 1.3

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Rob McKay the Referee Secretary of NSW joins the pod for the first time with Candace to run through his rapid fire questions.

The main focus is breaking down the law changes and trials that have come through the last few weeks from World Rugby.

Candace and Rob go through their favourite law changes and ones they are interested to see play out. Plus what dates they launch !

Golden Whistle: Hollie Davidson

Law of the week: 15:16 f (Ruck)

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The all important Pre Game Chat !

Candace has been working on re writing and recording her pre game chat. She runs through it with Nathan and he shares his referee bible.

They discuss about who they involve in the pre game chat and how they brief front row. Also do you make the captains sign a contract? What do you say to brief the front row?

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Women’s Grand Final + Women’s 6 nations are all complete- so we highlighted the great referees !

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Candace and Nathan are back! It’s time to finally introduce themselves and how they got into refereeing.

They answer some quick fire questions such as: favourite law, worst player you’ve reffed, best and worst advice someone gave you about rugby refereeing and more.

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Candace Barritt + Nathan Pearce meet for the first trial of the Rugby Union Referee podcast !

It will cover women’s and men’s rugby matches from a referee perspective. With Candace explaining what it’s like to referee Aqua Rugby in Sydney, Australia. Nathan’s spills the tea about Kiama 7s. While the Women’s Super Rugby have the Semi Finals which Candace is a Ref #6 for. Then finally we touch on some tips on how to prepare for a match as a rugby union referee.

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