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Yes, I know they're called Laws in rugby but let's copy everything about the NFL model and call them rules. These bad boys are so clearly written they put our "law" book to shame. http://www.nfl.com/rulebook I especially love the "Casebook" which is a list of precedents and examples which...

Hey G&GR bosses, can we get this video on the front page? http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2277648377/Julia-Gillard-endorses-Gay-Rugby-World-Cup

OK, thank god that's over. Although now I have no-one to boo for 7 months. I might start booing the wife's cooking and the kids' homework. Any sensible, rational analysis on offer? Or shall we just go ahead and tear our hair out (cyclopath is excused from this). If anything, they look worse...

Genia's running game has hit 110% in the last fortnight. And there's no doubting his pass is long and fast. I think we've all got some questions about his kicking game. But the big issue is the egg hatching at the back of the ruck. Personally, I don't even remotely understand it. If I had just...

OK, Richie's not the only one, but he's in the vanguard. Instead of clearing out by pushing players back, he's clearing out by pulling them from the opposition side. Apart from the fact that it's offside as soon as the ruck is formed, I reckon this kind of grapple move is dangerous. I hope the...

http://www.nfl.com/features/freakonomics/episode-7?module=HP11_cp The Freakonomics guys take on home-field advantage. Their result: it's the refs. Interesting how the different sports have different levels of home advantage: MLB 53.9% NHL 55.7% NFL 57.3% NBA 60.5% MLS 69.1%...

OK, I realise that this will get kicked into the Everything Else board, but I need to get a few people to see it here first. Last year, the Rebel Army made the trip to Sydney to get spanked by the G&GR Sydney mob. Organisation of that event wasn't the best, but it was a great game of touch...

Look, I don't want to bring the vibe down. I mean, I'm super-pumped for the next two days, Foxtel is running smoothly, the boys are coming around, the beers are sitting there waiting for a trip to the petrol station to buy some ice ... basically, it's on! But. I can't help thinking what the...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs, I introduce to you, a man with strange and mystical powers, a man who doesn't drink or smoke, or for that matter eat, who sustains his existence solely on the crystal clear air of New Zealand's South Island, a man who embodies the properties of...

I'm not changing my signature, just the meaning. I was right all along that we have the cattle to win, but we just needed to compete at the breakdown. The Wallabies are building ominously. Maybe Robbie is a misunderstood genious after all. But what does he say to them at half time? "Respect...

Oh, no it's not. It's by allstarnz83: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vr39d-rIVE :lmao: (click hide annotations for full horror)

Just trying to figure out what Robbie is saying. Please let me know if I've got something wrong. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/deans-warning-to-wallabies-20110812-1ipa2.html They have a lot of test caps. They will try to play well because it's not long until the Rugby...

In the pre-match interview, Robbie Deans said that the Wallabies had added "detail." What was that detail? Vote now.

Watching now. New jersey a wee but shut. Rolland the ref - ask me what I think of him.

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Thought this page was pretty useful, with 2010/11 iRB directives, and videos to illustrate. http://www.rfu.com/TakingPart/Referee/LatestLawUpdates

Given that G&GR is probably the only media outlet giving the game proper reportage, I thought we should have a thread on the game too. Club rugby is usually covered in the Grassroots forum, but this is the final, for Eales' sake! Any got the teams? There's one Halangahu out for each side...

G’day, Scarfman here. Today is a special day. The Yellow Scarf forum is 3 years old today. :yay And what an amazing 3 years it’s been. It’s hard to believe that we’ve gone from a forum with 1 member to the complete entertainment juggernaut of G&GR in just three years. When I started the...

I'll go first. 3. Pocock (what can you say?) 2. Sharpe (he's allowed to run a bit more with Palu out) 1. S Fanger (great all round) Thought Genia was close to dreadful. Lost his mojo!

Whoever designs the new S15 logo will be pissed off. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/is-the-super-15-about-to-become-super-16-20100722-10m1i.html I can see why this is a no brainer. The Saffer govt are desperate to bring in the Kings/Spears and now with the conference system...