jannerboyuk Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Interesting article in the guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2020/jun/09/premiership-park-pitches-rugby-referee-switched-codes-union-league PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF http://www.rugbyleaguecares.org/ and http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/8790/join-team-wales-for-2013 Predictions for the future - Crusaders RL to get a franchise for 2012 onwards -WRONG Widnes Vikings also to get a franchise - RIGHT Crusaders RL to do the double over Widnes and finish five places ahead of them -WRONG Widnes Vikings NOT to dominate rugby league in years to come! STILL TO COME http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffdemonsrlfc/ http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/ I promise to pay �10 to the charity of Bomb Jacks choice if Widnes Millionaires finish above the battling underdogs Crusaders RL. I OWE A TENNER! http://www.jaxaxe.co...89/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisholm Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Seen him officiate about 5 times, 4 times excellent, once poor. A great comunicator with the players , a lot of the younger new referees should watch this guy and learn that respect is a two way thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Interesting quote... “Coaches in league are more direct. Not abusive but they express their views! In union they are generally more constructive" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Good article, all the best to him. And pleased to hear there is a system now in place to help players become refs........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Very interesting article and well done to him for resetting and moving through the ranks in a second sport. I think he has nailed the substitution issue in Union but that is a chat for the cross code forum. What I found interesting was how he said he was taken aback by the physical intensity of the hits in League. From a former international Union ref that is a real endorsement of the physical side of our game. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 It would be interesting to know his view on the League ruck. Whether, when he studied the rulebook and applied it in practice, he noticed things which never came across on TV commentaries. And that it`s rooted in the same basic principles as the Union version. Union players know that they have to come round and in from behind the back foot, yet often League players, including those with a history of playing Union, if they`re ahead of the ball when the tackle is complete, feel entitled to walk back through the mark, clambering over the tackled player. This suggests that Union coaches explain the rules of the ruck better to their players than their League counterparts. Still don`t understand how anybody views the Union scrum as a contest for possession. When was the last time a team "won three scrums against the head"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Dunbar said: Very interesting article and well done to him for resetting and moving through the ranks in a second sport. I think he has nailed the substitution issue in Union but that is a chat for the cross code forum. What I found interesting was how he said he was taken aback by the physical intensity of the hits in League. From a former international Union ref that is a real endorsement of the physical side of our game. This might seem curmudgeonly, but I am weary of hearing how physical (the other one is simple) League is compared to Union. Can`t believe this really does us any favours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, unapologetic pedant said: This might seem curmudgeonly, but I am weary of hearing how physical (the other one is simple) League is compared to Union. Can`t believe this really does us any favours. It's a tricky one. I don't think there is anything to apologise for when it comes to describing our sport as tough... it is probably one of the attributes that most people associate with Rugby League. I also accept it is a barrier to raising the playing numbers (that is where touch and masters comes in). "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Dunbar said: It's a tricky one. I don't think there is anything to apologise for when it comes to describing our sport as tough... it is probably one of the attributes that most people associate with Rugby League. I also accept it is a barrier to raising the playing numbers (that is where touch and masters comes in). Don`t forget Tag RL, which is closer than Touch to the real thing. Masters is a good innovation. Personally I`m waiting for Codgers RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 A good read that and the best of luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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