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 | | | Click here to see a list of referees assigned to upcoming games. Assignments may change, even up to the day of the game. Check back even after you contact your referee. TBA means that a referee has not been assigned, and if we have more games than available referees, will not be assigned. In that case, the home team followed by the visiting team is responsible for providing a suitable referee. | |
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| | | The Potomac Society of Rugby Football Referees (PSRFR, your local referee group) meets in the context of a training session about five times per season, usually every other week. Check the calendar for a list of meeting dates, times, and venues. Any club member is welcome to attend. All meetings begin with a training session lead by one of our esteemed "referee trainers." These sessions often lead to lively discussions on the current status of law changes and variations, and how they are interpreted within the Potomac Rugby Union (which strives to be consistent with the rest of the country). These sessions, as well as the entire meeting, are open to all clubs and "future" referees. Additionally, there is a Q&A period where referees ask about unusual things that happened in their game or club members in attendance can ask questions of the referees. | |
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| | | To ask the referees a question about the laws, click HERE and complete the form. | |
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| | Situation - RED is attacking and kicks the ball into the in-goal area (BLUE's in-goal, the one in which RED is attempting to score a try, not their own). A BLUE defending player attempts to touch the ball down (which would result in a 22m drop out to his team), but it bounces away from him as he goes to fall on it. An onside RED attacking player grounds it first and is awarded a try. What could the defender have done to help himself?
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| | Situation - RED attacker attempts to kick the ball downfield, but the kick is blocked by a BLUE defender and goes toward the RED goal line (that is, behind the RED kicker and ahead of the BLUE defender). Another BLUE player, who had been ahead of the BLUE player that blocked the ball, immediately picks up the ball and is running to score the first try of his career. What should the referee do? Play on and allow the BLUE player his glory, or whistle for BLUE being offside? If you said offside, should the referee award a scrum or a penalty?
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| | Situation - RED attacker knocks on. Another RED attacker who was ahead of the player that knocked on immediately fields the ball in the vicinity of a BLUE player. What should the referee do? Award a scrum to BLUE for the RED knock on, or penalize RED for being offide?
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| | Situation - Your RED fullback, playing behind all other players on your team, catches a high ball. A BLUE defender is bearing down on him and tackles him just as he kicks the ball back upfield. The referee lets play continue, adjudging that the tackle was not a late hit and there was no BLUE player offside. Your RED teammates are spread upfield of the kicker and advance toward the BLUE player fielding the kick. None of your teammates are within the 10 meter line in front of the BLUE receiver when the kick goes upfield. One of your RED teammates crushes the BLUE receiver just as he catches the ball. What should the referee do?
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| | Situation - RED is in possession of the ball. A RED player is tackled and goes to ground. He is placing the ball back for his team when a BLUE player, perhaps the tackler, attempts to take the ball from the RED player. The RED player refuses to let go. The BLUE player then (a) punches the RED player on the arm or (b) stomps on the RED player's hands to force him to let go of the ball. What should the referee do?
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| | Situation A. The RED team has the ball and is attacking close to BLUE's goal line. A RED player tries to pop kick/grubber kick over/past the BLUE defense so that the ball lands in the in-goal. Another RED player (#2) is in/near the in-goal and ahead of the kicker when the kick is taken. However, a BLUE defender tries to charge down the ball/kick it with his foot, gets only fingertips/toes on the ball, and when it drops in the in-goal, the RED player #2 grounds the ball for what he thinks is a try. What should the referee do?
Situation B. The RED team has the ball and is attacking close to BLUE's goal line. A RED player tries to pop kick/grubber kick over/past the BLUE defense so that the ball lands in the in-goal. Another RED player #2 is in/near the in-goal and ahead of the kicker when the kick is taken. However, the kick hits a BLUE defender who wasn't paying attention, but travels on to the in-goal where the RED player grounds the ball for what he thinks is a try. What should the referee do?
Situation C & D. Same as A & B except a BLUE defender grounds the ball in-goal. What should the referee do?
Situation E. The RED team has the ball and is attacking close to BLUE's goal line. A RED player tries to pop kick/grubber kick over/past the BLUE defense so that the ball lands in the in-goal. Another RED player #2 is ahead of / behind the kicker when the kick is taken. However, the kick hits a RED attacker #3 who wasn't paying attention, perhaps lying on the ground from a previous tackle, perhaps injured, but travels on to the in-goal where the RED player #2 grounds the ball for what he thinks is a try. What should the referee do?
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| | These are similar to the previous situations, except now the RED team has the ball with their backs to their in-goal, being pressured by the BLUE defenders.
Situation A. The RED team has the ball and have their backs to their own goal line, being pressured by BLUE. A RED player in the field of play (ie, ahead of the goal line) tries to kick up field. The ball is blocked by a BLUE defender, goes backward (relative to the RED kicker) over the goal line. A RED player #2 grounds the ball. What should the referee do?
Situation B. The RED team has the ball and have their backs to their own goal line, being pressured by BLUE. A RED player in the field of play (ie, ahead of the goal line) tries to kick up field. The ball is blocked by a BLUE defender, goes backward over the goal line. A BLUE player #2 grounds the ball for what he thinks is a try. What should the referee do?
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