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:

1. Offside matrix
2. When is the ball out?
3. Christophe TMO call in the Saints match
4. Japan vs Australia - more rugby

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:

1. Managing the scrum feed- The French
2. Match Official positioning with faster rucks
3. Picking up a ball at ruck vs at a tackle

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.

1. Lead up to match — how referee and MOD get in contact 
2. What do you go through them ? 
3. On the day — with MOD before match 
4. Comms gear or if we have it 
5. Know yourself and the match official 
6. What you do if you don’t like the feedback?

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

Rugby News:

1. World Rugby Board agrees on new player load guidelines
2. Rugby360
3. British and Irish Lions- Women’s

Segments:

1. Bledisloe Cup
2. South Africa vs Argentina
3. Referee moments
4. Spirit of the game reading

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:

1. Review of the Finals + Bronze level match
2. South Africa vs Argentina match
3. Bledisloe
4. English Prem- highlights

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:

1. Bledisloe Cup
2. World Rugby - players of the year
3. WXV Global series change
4. ACT- assault

Main topic:

1. Semi finals review: England vs France & New Zealand vs Canada
2. Stats from the tournament
3. Match Official Appointments for Finals & Bronze match

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 being deliberately taken out

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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 week:

Quick line out- 18:4 & knock on- 11:4

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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:

1. Spain trick play
2. Fiji wins and ends the game strangely
3. Stats of the games vs previous World Cup
4. Who’s into the Quarters ?

Big Games:

1. Wallabies vs Argentina: FK to PK at the scrum
2. Springboks vs New Zealand: stealing the ball / holding on

Golden Whistle:

Sara Cox & Maggie Cogger- Orr

Law of the week: clarifying of playing kicking off the tee, and when other players can approaching

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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:

1. Campaign Red Roses- For the Girls (rfu_refs - on Instagram for more details)
2. French Top 14 - using the orange card ?

Rugby World Cup- Week 2:

1. Fiji - many cards and busy TMO
2. Wallaroos vs USA
3. South Africa vs Italy
4. Qualifiers

Candace highlights findings from the Rugby World Cup press conference.

Law of the week: (clarified) In-Goal- Law 21.17 - with simultaneous grounding. Community vs International

Law you wish you could bring back?

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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

1. Opening match: England V USA
2. France v Italy: simultaneous grounding
3. Match official composure

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

https://rugbyreferee.net/2025/07/28/refereeing-the-open-play-pod-lift/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL02m1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHumA1x-CU2SLdVSWBA14l-9bx1xp-k7Yx0AO6dKpoHrNZLZtepKRxQM4OiCb_aem_cOCKrqIAQanGKigOfkGixw

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