Play On : the rugby referee podcast

The pod is back for season 3 ! Candace, Rob and Pearcey unite with reviewing some rugby news and trends.

Rugby news:
2026 Law Book is out !
6 Nations Appointments and debuts
Rugby World Cup Draw - inside scoop from Rob
HSBC 7s - in Cape Town
Lower tackle height trial - U20 Championship
Whistles & Whiteboards

UK Prem:
Sliding off feed for a tackle
2nd rowers punch-up
Head on head- 20 min red card - Christophe remorse

Golden Whistle: Maggie Cogger-Orr

Law of the week: 20:15- Penalty and free-kick
Discussing further 20:17

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey bring back the all popular ‘Candace’s quickie’ to discuss Maul set-up.

We discuss from the definition of a Maul—Law 16.

Game context
All important Line-out to maul
Maul set up- what is the legal formation
Maul contest and the arriving players and it moving or not!

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The Play On Pod is back with Part 2 with Hannah Everitt !

Topics covered:
Rugby culture and that with refereeing
Set piece in UK vs Australia- from game it self and how its refereed
Referee abuse
Tackle height law
Questions and review from the Rugby World Cup- Women’s
Growth of referees from after the World Cup ?
Quick fire questions

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Excited that to have a UK guest on the pod — Hannah Everitt- who is a trailblazer in rugby leadership.

Hannah Everitt achievement's:
London Society of Referees’ first female regional manager in 2019
London Society first female President in 2027

The focus on this pod is on how Hannah got into refereeing and becoming president.

Structure of the society and how it looks like for the levels, appointments and being a regional manager during a pandemic.

Touching on new referees and junior referees. Also match offical abuse and clubs that have referees tend to be better clubs.

Stay tuned for next week for Part 2 when we speak to Hannah more.

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Candace, Rob and Pearcey meet up for one of the final weekly pods before the end of the year !

The past weekend of rugby had it all- from eye gouging to referees being tackled we reviewed the 15s and 7s matches.

Main Segments:
Dubai 7s- poor AJ Jacob’s
Referee coaching/ MODing in real time
Wales Vs South Africa- eye gouge + referee Luc Ramos
Ronan O’Gara - red card links with our law of the week …

Rugby news:
Wayne Barnes returns to refereeing ?
RWC draw (get excited)
Gilbert - “Smart Ball”

Law of the week: Match Official- 6.30

Golden Whistle: George Selwood

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