Grassroots Rugby Referee

Community referee (RFU Level 6) on here to watch rugby and try to help fans understand the game we all love, the laws and how they’re interpreted. π🧅s my own.

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@ajsrugby Depends what really happened. We (rugby fans) often get over excited and spill beer on people (or is it just me?), but deliberately throwing beer is not on and is wasteful.

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@bushontheradio Tempted… nearly there already, but find football frustratingly dull in comparison with rugby

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@DelBoy80s If you want to bitch about officials cheating, then stop pretending to be a rugby fan. None of the officials want one side to win. Pathetic

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@ajsrugby May as well sack Finn Russell too

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@AjcRugby I don’t think they were ever going for the DG, but you’re right that they have to threaten it to keep the Chiefs defence guessing.

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@DelBoy80s You can disagree with his decision(s) without being a dick

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@talkMacca Don’t understand those asking why he didn’t go for the drop goal, or even saying that Russell would. Two fly halves who don’t go for the drop goal; why would they risk it now, with such a strong pack? Only criticism would be to try using the backs.

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@EngRugbyDebate And the first choice ten has only kicked one drop goal in his career…Not sure the DG was right for Bath, but could / should they have gone wider at some point?

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@WarrenLowe1 @AndyGoode10 This isn’t passion or atmosphere, and there’s no place for it in rugby (or any sport). Paying for a ticket doesn’t give him the right to be a dick.

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@rpetty80 Crazy that 1/2 of those went on to lose…

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@BCFCKeegs @BathRugby @theTRUESPEED Only one West Country team in the final (and it isn’t Bristol)

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@DougProp @raelbrav Agreed on the first point, but we don’t play all the verses (I know the second, which is very occasionally sung, but no more). I’m sure most Scots don’t know every verse of FoS, but who cares?

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@TheGreatBonobo @TheRugbyIssue The bunker protocols aren’t in the laws of the game. Also, nowhere in the laws does it state that serious acts of foul play = RC (although it is applied). The bunker protocols are seperate, and are there to reduce RCs to 20-min RCs where appropriate.

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@bathbadger @BathSupporters Loving the Sam Underhill one 😂

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@mangorugby The joys of supply and demand. I know they’ve had problems with planning, but should build a bigger stadium outside the city, if the council don’t want the business.

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@PlayingThe_9 Only embarrassment to the sport is the “should never ref again” comment.

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@Varticoo Eight:

1995 🇿🇦
1999 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
2003 🇦🇺
2007 🇫🇷
2011 🇳🇿
2015 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
2019 🇯🇵
2023 🇫🇷

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@Champrugby Should probably use the crest and name of the team that won at the time (eg Newcastle Red Bulls, Sale Sharks in 1994, N’ton Saints badge, Bristol Bears pre-2018). Shame to ignore the history of these clubs