Play On : the rugby referee podcast

Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet for the last podcast of the year ! Candace runs through some rugby weekly highlights for referees. The main segment is on the new laws passed (and some not, and others on hold). Highlights and Lowlights of the year- of course referee and rugby related They briefly discuss the USA referee development of match officials Ending with Golden Whistle: Luke Rogan — debut ref...

This week Candace, Rob and Pearcey discuss a few different topics. -World Rugby Awards -Dubai 7s - referee highlights -Recruitment for new rugby referees -Trends from Autumn Internationals Law of the week: Maul 16- 2 (a non maul) #PlayOnPod @Rob_McKay @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team is back for all those whistleblowers out there. Candace, Rob and Pearcey chat about … -New head of World Rugby -Autumn International matches and the refereeing trends -The Coronation of NSW new referee President -Matches coming up and referee appointments Law of the week- Foul Play- 9.16, or as Rob calls it The Law of Unintended Consequences. Captain chat: Luke Pearce Golden Whistles: Ell...

Candace, Rob and Pearcey review the Autumn internationals matches from the past weekend. With the main focus being the big win at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham- where the Wallabies beat England - 42-37 Topics: -How important is a good captain. -Management in play (breakdown) -Obstruction/ Escorting management -Future international matches and our predictions Law of the week: Scoring 8- 2e Golden W...

Candace, Rob and Pearcey are back chatting about the big matches from the Autumn Internationals. Main segment: A match review of England vs New Zealand from a referee perspective. They touch on the Scotland vs Fiji match- refereed by Craig Evans. Highlight the Rugby Australia Awards 2024: Golden Whistle: Ian McGowan, QLD Country Rugby Referees getting the Andrew Cole Community Match Official of th...

Rob and Candace meet up again in a new virtual studio to discuss the Autumn International rugby matches coming up. They highlight the WXV tournament and how well it was run for match officials and players. Review the impact the Wallaroos will have with the Rugby World Cup 2025 draw. They touch on the grey area around the ruck, from a game situation played by Ireland vs New Zealand. The main segmen...

Rob and Candace are back ! The main segment this week they discuss the topics covered in the ‘Behind the Whistle- The Bledisloe’ Q&A. The Panel: Referee: Karl Dickson (England) ARs: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) & Damian Schneider (Argentina) TMO: Stuart Terheege (England) Foul play officer: Eric Gauzins (France) Plus the WXV has started, with the all in important law trials being used. Rob ex...

In Part 2 of the Interview with Keith Lewis at the London World Rugby office. Candace asks Keith the Play On Podcast rapid fire questions. They speak about how laws change and why they pick laws to trial. What is Keith’s motto or mantra when he referees? This and more on Play On How to find us and get in touch: #PlayOnPod @play_on_pod @robgmckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Candace travels to the World Rugby office to meet Keith Lewis the World Rugby Law Coordinator.  Keith describes his journey on getting into his current role at World Rugby and his blogging-  https://rugbyreferee.net/ They touch on Keith being a TMO for 7yrs but also advising the bunker system. They review the referee selection for WXV and how this will affect the World Cup in 2025. Capta...

They are back ! Nathan and Candace meet up to discuss Rugby 7s at the Olympics the results and the refereeing that type of game. Plus a little Olympic 7s quiz. Blowes Cup summary on who might be in the final for Central West Rugby. What happens when a player is given their 3rd yellow card for the season? Highlight rugby news: WXV and International tests. Law of the week: 20.11 (Penalty and free-ki...

This week Candace, Rob and Pearcey focus on drop goals in rugby union. How to give a drop goal ? What happens if it’s successful or not? What to look out for? The other topics discussed are- which national anthem is their favourite at rugby matches as a referee and as a spectator. They follow with the big question ‘What happens when the ball or other objects hits the referee?’. We touch on the ‘Sy...

The three finally meet up in person for the pod- Candace, Rob and Pearcey. Pearcey shares his Blowes Cup referee experience which Candace happens to be his Match Official Developer!  Candace reflects from her Ref #6 experience from the Wallaroos vs Fiji match.  Main topic: the three review how the trial laws are going within International games and U20s Championship. Golden Whistle: Amy...

Candace Barritt and Nathan Pearce focus on Penalty Tries ! How far out is it acceptable to give a penalty try ? What common areas do they occur? Highlight some rugby referee news: UK Premiership Finals for the Women’s comp has been completed and we highlight those referees involved. Plus, Conrad Smith has become a referee ! They touch on referee exchange programs with referees traveling to New Zea...

This week, Candace Barritt and Rob McKay cover events in finals rugby across the globe. This includes high impact moments and the processes match officials use to manage them. A benchmark player suspension handed down by World Rugby. Is “Respect the kicker” a thing (or not)? A great example of the captain chat. Plus a new segment- “Ref unfiltered” The regular Law of the week- its foul play, but no...

Candace Barritt and Rob McKay meet up again to focus on if rugby players are watching enough rugby. While Rob bares all about his story with meeting Ben O’Keeffe for the first time. They highlight the Men’s Super Rugby Final with the Blues vs Chiefs coming up and how much impact does the home crowd have on the game and on the match officials. Plus what is the right level of industrial deafness tha...

This week we have our first guest on the podcast- Stuart Dickinson (Stu): a former World Rugby Referee. He answers some quick fire questions about his most memorable moments, a law he wishes could change and his personal rugby referee motto (plus more)! The focus this week is to highlight the disappointing news about the Melbourne Rebels going into administration. While celebrating what the club h...

Coucou ! This week Candace and Rob do a French themed pod. Rob referee update was his one of a kind tied games scenario. Highlighting the Pacific 4 series winners and Champions (EPCR) Cup referees. Focus is around timing for try no try and overtime. Candace tests her grade school French on Rob with some referee French phrases. Joue, Joue ! Golden Whistle: Mathieu Raynal Law of the week: The ground...

Rob McKay the Referee Secretary of NSW joins the pod for the first time with Candace to run through his rapid fire questions. The main focus is breaking down the law changes and trials that have come through the last few weeks from World Rugby. Candace and Rob go through their favourite law changes and ones they are interested to see play out. Plus what dates they launch ! Golden Whistle: Hollie D...

The all important Pre Game Chat ! Candace has been working on re writing and recording her pre game chat. She runs through it with Nathan and he shares his referee bible. They discuss about who they involve in the pre game chat and how they brief front row. Also do you make the captains sign a contract? What do you say to brief the front row? Golden Whistle- Tyler Miller Women’s Grand Final + Wome...

Candace and Nathan are back! It’s time to finally introduce themselves and how they got into refereeing. They answer some quick fire questions such as: favourite law, worst player you’ve reffed, best and worst advice someone gave you about rugby refereeing and more. How to find us and get in touch: #PlayOnPod @play_on_pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Candace Barritt + Nathan Pearce meet for the first trial of the Rugby Union Referee podcast ! It will cover women’s and men’s rugby matches from a referee perspective. With Candace explaining what it’s like to referee Aqua Rugby in Sydney, Australia. Nathan’s spills the tea about Kiama 7s. While the Women’s Super Rugby have the Semi Finals which Candace is a Ref #6 for. Then finally we touch on so...